Prealerting patients with suspected STROKE

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Pre-alerting patients with suspected STROKE

• FAST TEST
• Facial weakness
• Can the person smile?
• Has their mouth or eye drooped?
• Arm weakness
• Can the person raise both arms?
• Speech problems
• Can the person speak clearly and understand what
  you say?
• Time to call 999
• Pre-alert Emergency Department saying
• FAST POSITIVE STROKE PATIENT

• The following must be present
• Positive FAST test.
• Onset within last two hours.
• Age 18-80 years.
• Conscious or easily rousable.
• No seizures/fits.
• Blood sugar more than 3 mmol/l.
• Not on warfarin.
• BRING A WITNESS IF POSSIBLE

NB Document FAST test on PRF