STROKE PREVENTION

Do you know the signs?

•Face – Ask them to smile, does their face look uneven?

•Arm- Do their arms drift down? Ask them to raise them!

•Speech- Can you understand them?

•Time- Every second counts!

•Any signs of stroke?

•Call 911!

Risk Factors•Tobacco Use•Diet•Obesity•Alcohol Consumption•Physical Activity•Stress

Facts• 1 in 20 die of a stroke each year in the U.S.• 1 American dies every 4 minutes from

stroke• More than 795,000 people in the U.S. have

a stroke each year• Nearly 1 in 4 have a recurrent stroke• African Americans are twice as likely as

Caucasians to have a stroke• Strokes occur at any age• Know the signs, DON’T BE A STATISTIC!

References• Buttaro, T. M., Trybulski, J., Polgar Bailey, P.,

& Sandberg-Cook, J. (2013). Primary care: A collaborative practice (4th ed.). St. Louis, MO: Mosby.

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2015). Stroke facts. Retrieved from http://www.cdc.gov/stroke/facts.htm

• Lawrence, M., Fraser, H., Woods, C., & McCall, J. (2011). Secondary prevention of stroke and transient ischemic attack. Nursing Standard, 26(9), 41–46.Retrieved from the Walden Library databases.