Understanding STROKE

Stroke occurs when a blood vessel in the brain bursts due to high blood pressure or is blocked by a clot. Thus a part of the brain is starved of blood or oxygen, making your body paralysed down one side and loss of ability to speak.

Symptoms:

Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm or leg especially one side of the body.

Sudden loss of muscle tone in the face muscles.

Sudden confusion, which may seem like drumkeness or trouble in speaking or understanding speech of another person.

Sudden trouble in visibility of one or bothe the eyes.

Sudden trouble in walking or a sense of dizziness. There could also be a loss of balance or sudden servere headache or sudden loss of bladder or bowel control.

Do Not's

Nothing oral should be given without doctro's examination and advice. Do not place "Sorbitrate Tab" under tongue of the patient as it may cause more harm.

This type of patients should be moved to hospital as quickly as possible, always for patients involved in stroke the treatment should be started within 2 hours so that we can avoid any serious disabilities.

Do's

If the patient is unconscious, check that the airways is clear.Keep the patient in recovery position. See the patient can have comfortable breathing.

If the patinent is conscious, arrange the patient to lie down with head and shoulders raised.

Loosen any tight clothing and tilt the head slightly to one side.

Check the pulse, breathing and response level.

Give the patient more confidence, keep him informed that everything is taken care off.

Since the patients will be normally feeling difficult to speak, do not ask any question.

Remember the patient could still hear you and understand even though he cannot respond to it.

Prevention

Smoking doubles the risk of arterial damage that can lead to blockages and stroke.
Quit smoking immediately whatever your age or how long you have smoked, since this will certainly improve your health and reduce the risk of stroke.

Avoid sedentary life style, always try to be more active, do carry alll your needs on your own, do some exercises, swimming , walking, cycling etc. this will control your body weight and improve blood circulation and control blood preassure.

Check your body weight, do not accumulate extra fat in your body. Take more and more leafy vegetables, fruits and vegetables and reduce animal fat as much as possible.

High blood pressure is the biggest enemy of your health, always keep your blood preassure under control and if you are a patient of BP regular check up and medicines is a must.

Avoid Anger, Anger will always cause a sudden rise in blood preassure that may harm blood vessel.