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‘FAST’ Acronym Beats ‘BE-FAST’ for Prompt Stroke Response
The widely used FAST acronym remains the best tool for helping bystanders recognize stroke symptoms, despite efforts to expand it to BE-FAST.
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F.A.S.T. Acronym Can Speed Bystander Stroke Response
F.A.S.T. stands for facial drooping, arm weakness and speech difficulty, all of which are symptoms of a stroke. The T stands ...
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Systematic Review of Mass Media Interventions Designed to Improve Public Recognition of Stroke Symptoms, Emergency Response and Early Treatment
The outcome of interest was knowledge of symptoms and signs, but not emergency response ... had any impact on behaviour when a stroke was suspected: in time to presentation to hospital or ...