{"id":40597,"date":"2024-04-19T12:57:09","date_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:57:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/?p=40597"},"modified":"2024-04-19T12:57:09","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T10:57:09","slug":"first-aid-in-the-event-of-a-stroke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/first-aid-in-the-event-of-a-stroke\/","title":{"rendered":"First aid in the event of a stroke"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when there&#8217;s bleeding in the brain from a ruptured blood vessel (haemorrhagic stroke) or a blockage in the blood flow supply (ischemic stroke). If brain neurons don&#8217;t receive oxygen and essential nutrients, they begin to die within minutes.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong>Signs of stroke<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You will need to put the person through a series of tests:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Smile<\/strong>: ask them to try and smile to see if there are asymmetries in the face, lips, eyelids, etc.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Speak<\/strong>: ask them to try and say something coherently.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Arm lift<\/strong>: see if they can lift both arms, or have difficulty, or are unresponsive.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Aid guidelines<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Stroke is an emergency situation, so you must act accordingly:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Protect and isolate the person and make sure they&#8217;re in a calm environment.<\/li>\n<li>Alert the emergency services (112).<\/li>\n<li>Don\u2019t give the person anything to drink or food.<\/li>\n<li>Don&#8217;t force the person to move.<\/li>\n<li>How to help:<\/li>\n<li>If the person has seizures, protect them from harm: place them on the floor with their head on something padded, loosen tight clothing, don\u2019t hold them or put anything in their mouth.<\/li>\n<li>If they&#8217;re breathing, place them on their side in the recovery position.<\/li>\n<li>If they&#8217;re not breathing and there\u2019s no pulse, perform <strong>CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation)<\/strong>:<\/li>\n<li>Place your hands on the person&#8217;s forehead and chin and tilt their head back. Pinch their nose with your index finger and thumb. Seal their mouth with yours. Blow out air for about 1 second, 5 times and then allow the lungs to empty by releasing your fingers from their nose.<\/li>\n<li>Perform 30 compressions at a rate of 110 per minute with hands clasped over the centre of the chest (at the bottom end of the breastbone).<\/li>\n<li>After the first cycle, keep performing 2 ventilations and 30 compressions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The faster you act the better the patient&#8217;s prognosis and progress will be. So you need to stay with the victim until they&#8217;re treated by the emergency medical services and taken to hospital.<\/p>\n<h6><strong><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.asssa.es\/en\/insurance\/health-insurance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ASSSA Health Insurance<\/a><\/u><\/strong><\/h6>\n<h6><em>The information published in this media neither substitutes nor complements in any way the direct supervision of a doctor, his diagnosis or the treatment that he may prescribe. It should also not be used for self-diagnosis.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>The exclusive responsibility for the use of this service lies with the reader.<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>ASSSA advises you to always consult your doctor about any issue concerning your health.<\/em><\/h6>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stroke or cerebrovascular accident (CVA) occurs when there&#8217;s bleeding in the brain from a ruptured blood vessel (haemorrhagic stroke) or a blockage in the blood flow supply (ischemic stroke). 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