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Fast is an acronym for signs/symptoms and treatment of Stroke.
F: Facial Droopiness- Does the face shape suddenly change?
A: Arm Droopiness- Ask person to hold out arms straight. Does one arm drop?
S: Speech- Is the speech slurred or sound funny?
(If any person shows ANY of the signs above)...
T: Time- Time to call for an ambulance.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 12y agoF.A.S.T is a stroke term
F. is for face if one side is droopey or unresponsive that is one sign of a stroke.
a. is for arm if one arm or both is unreponsive then this is another sign of a stroke
s. for speech if there speech is slered then this is another symptom
t. for time the quicker the person with these symptoms the better
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