Stroke Smart Champions are active in their communities, educating those around them through five simple acts.
1) Ask
- May I take 2 minutes to tell you some important health info about Strokes?
- Do you know how to spot a stroke?
2) Warn: Strokes Kill and Disable
- Strokes are the number one cause of disability in the U.S.
- One in Six People with have a stroke in their lifetime
- Evert four minutes someone (in the US) dies of a stroke
3) Encourage: Quick Response Saves Lives
- A stroke happens when blood flow to your brain is interrupted
- Two million brain cells die every minute during a stroke!
- Treatments to restore the blood flow and save the brain are available!
- If you are treated in time, you may go home in full health.
- The treatments are VERY TIME SENSITIVE
- A soon you Spot a Stroke—call 911
4) Know: Symptoms may include (even one!)
- Weak or numb on one side of the body
- Slurred speech
- Loss of balance
- Loss of vision
- Severe headache
- Symptoms can come and go
- Call 911
5) Offer: Stroke Smart Magent/Wallet Card
- Here is a reminder to keep in your wallet
- Please share this with your community
- If you need more, please let me know.
