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Stroke signs

Critical

⚠️ Check: Is the area safe for you to approach?

Do not move them unnecessarily unless they are in danger.

Call 112 now. Note when symptoms started. Do not give food or drink.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT give food, drink, or medicine by mouth — they may choke.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT drive them to hospital yourself if an ambulance can come — treatment starts in the ambulance.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Do NOT wait to see if symptoms improve — a "mini-stroke" can become a major stroke.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Call 112. Say: "I think someone is having a stroke. Their face is drooping / arm is weak / speech is slurred."
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Tell them the exact time symptoms started — this is critical for treatment decisions.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Stay on the line and follow operator instructions.

Any sudden face droop, arm weakness, or speech problem needs emergency care within minutes.

DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Suspected stroke is always an emergency. Clot-busting treatment may be possible only within a few hours of symptom start.
DEVELOPMENT FIXTURE — Even if symptoms partially improve, they need hospital evaluation immediately.

This helper does not contact emergency services. You must call yourself.

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