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  3. Most Washington adults don’t know the F.A.S.T. warning signs of a stroke, improving knowledge is critical in saving lives
Published: April 24, 2024

Most Washington adults don’t know the F.A.S.T. warning signs of a stroke, improving knowledge is critical in saving lives

May is American Stroke Month and raising awareness of the stroke warning signs will save lives
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Blood flow blocked in brain

Illustration showing a blood flow block in the brain during an ischemic stroke.

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Clot in brain illustration

A clot within a blood vessel interrupting blood flow to the brain.

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Clot in brain illustration

Clot in brain illustration

A clot within a blood vessel interrupting blood flow to the brain.

About Stroke | Stroke treatments

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Clot busted with tPA illustration

Tissue plasminogen activator working to dissolving brain clot and improving blood flow to the part of the brain being deprived.

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Clot busted with tPA illustration

Clot busted with tPA illustration

Tissue plasminogen activator working to dissolving brain clot and improving blood flow to the part of the brain being deprived.

About Stroke | Stroke treatments

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Clot in brain infographic

A clot within a blood vessel interrupting blood flow to the brain.

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Clot in brain infographic

Clot in brain infographic

A clot within a blood vessel interrupting blood flow to the brain.

About Stroke | Stroke treatments

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FAST warning signs infographic

F.A.S.T. infographic with stroke warning signs: Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 9-1-1.  Stroke.org

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FAST warning signs infographic

FAST warning signs infographic

F.A.S.T. infographic with stroke warning signs: Face drooping, Arm weakness, Speech difficulty, Time to call 9-1-1.  Stroke.org

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Ischemic Stroke Animation

A computer generated graphic animation of a blockage forming in the carotid artery and the clot moving into the brain.

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Ischemic Stroke Animation

A computer generated graphic animation of a blockage forming in the carotid artery and the clot moving into the brain.

About Stroke

copyright American Stroke Association

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Ischemic Stroke with tPA animation

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copyright American Stroke Association

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Ischemic Stroke with tPA animation

A computer generated graphic of a clot in the brain and the clot-busting drug, tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), working to dissolve the clot and improve blood flow to the part of the brain being deprived. 

About Stroke | Stroke treatments

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Stroke patient hospital re-enactment includes ambulance video, medical helicopter, patient (actor) in ambulance re-enactment, being wheeled into the hospital; medical personnel looking at brain scans, person looking through Stroke APP online. TRT 3:20

Video recorded at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moine, Iowa.

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Stroke patient hospital re-enactment video

Stroke patient hospital re-enactment includes ambulance video, medical helicopter, patient (actor) in ambulance re-enactment, being wheeled into the hospital; medical personnel looking at brain scans, person looking through Stroke APP online. TRT 3:20

Video recorded at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moine, Iowa.

copyright American Heart Association 2013

 


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