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Pre-alerting patients for Hyperacute Stroke Assessment

Pre-alerting patients for Hyperacute Stroke Assessment. FAST TEST Facial weakness: Can the person smile? Has their mouth or eye drooped? Arm weakness: Can the person raise both arms and hold them for ten seconds without any significant unilateral loss in power? Speech problems:

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Pre-alerting patients for Hyperacute Stroke Assessment

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  1. Pre-alerting patients for Hyperacute Stroke Assessment FAST TEST Facial weakness: • Can the person smile? • Has their mouth or eye drooped? Arm weakness: • Can the person raise both arms and hold them for ten seconds without any significant unilateral loss in power? Speech problems: • Can the person speak clearly and understand what you say? Test all three: if deficit in any one of the following tests and patient meets the criteria, The following must be present: • Onset of symptoms within 5 hours • Positive FAST test. • Conscious or easily rousable. • No seizures/fits. • Blood sugar >3 mmol/l. ***BRING A WITNESS IF POSSIBLE*** Pre-alert Emergency Department saying ‘FAST POSITIVE STROKE PATIENT ONSET AT ---- HRS’ Document FAST test on PRF Version MW 2

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