Emergency Advice for Stroke Patients   

05 November 2004

STROKE (BRAIN ATTACK)
SYMPTOMS / WARNING SIGNS
IF YOU NOTICE ONE OR MORE OF THESE SIGNS, DON'T WAIT.
CALL YOUR EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES.
GET TO A HOSPITAL RIGHT AWAY!

·         Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.

·         Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.

·         Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.

·         Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.

·         Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.

Call 911 (in USA)

Call 000 (in Australia)