F.A.S.T. stands for facial drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty, all of which are symptoms of a stroke. The T stands ...

When it comes to prompting people to call 911 at the first sign of stroke, both F.A.S.T. and BE-FAST stroke warning signs ...

It's very important to identify a stroke quickly because the longer the brain is without oxygen, the higher the chance of permanent damage. We ask people to remember FAST, F-A-S-T, to spring into ...

Other signs, such as sudden confusion, vision changes, or severe headaches, should also never be ignored. By being prepared ...

While there are certain signs you might automatically associate with a stroke (like facial drooping ... of all strokes can be recognized using the FAST acronym (face drooping, arm weakness ...

A mini-stroke, or transient ischemic attack (TIA), is a serious warning sign that should never be ignored. It happens when ...

As scary as these statistics are, there are ways to help someone having a stroke, fast. Strokes occur when ... emergency situations so you know what signs to look out for and what to do.

Eight years ago, at the age of 53, Jeff Miller woke up, got out of bed and fell to the floor. Although he was having trouble seeing, he managed to get down the stairs to the first floor of his ...

F.A.S.T. outperformed BE-FAST in the ability for people to remember key stroke warning signs (face, arm and speech), suggesting the additional letters of B and E hinder memory recall ...