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Rehabilitation can build your strength, capability and confidence.</div> </div> <div class="c-text-promo__actions"> <div class="c-text-promo__action"> <a class="c-cta h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Get started after stroke" href="/en/life-after-stroke"> Get started after stroke</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="c-background-container c-background-container__bg--gray"> <div class="l-promo row"> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-promo row no-gutters c-listing-header__cta-container"> <h2>For Healthcare Professionals:</h2> </div> <div class="l-promo row no-gutters "> <div class="l-promo__col col-md"> <div class="c-text-promo"> <div class="c-text-promo__content"> <h2 class="h3">Cryptogenic Stroke</h2> <div> Our updated Healthcare Professional Guide can help diagnose the underlying reason for cryptogenic stroke and tailor prevention plans for your patients.</div> </div> <div class="c-text-promo__actions"> <div class="c-text-promo__action"> <a class="c-cta h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Get the Cryptogenic Stroke Guide" href="/en/professionals/stroke-resource-library/post-stroke-care/cryptogenic-stroke-initiative/cryptogenic-stroke--healthcare-professional-resource-page"> Get the Cryptogenic Stroke Guide</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-promo__col col-md"> <div class="c-text-promo"> <div class="c-text-promo__content"> <h2 class="h3">EMS Routing</h2> <div> Consensus recommendations can help ensure acute stroke patients are triaged to the facility.</div> </div> <div class="c-text-promo__actions"> <div class="c-text-promo__action"> <a class="c-cta h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Learn more about EMS routing" href="/en/professionals/stroke-resource-library/pre-hospitalems"> Learn more about EMS routing</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-promo__col col-md"> <div class="c-text-promo"> <div class="c-text-promo__content"> <h2 class="h3">Secondary Prevention</h2> <div> Our May 2021 Guideline provides clinicians with the latest evidence-based recommendations for preventing another stroke.</div> </div> <div class="c-text-promo__actions"> <div class="c-text-promo__action"> <a class="c-cta h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Learn more about secondary stroke prevention" href="/en/professionals/stroke-resource-library/post-stroke-care/professional-resources-on-secondary-stroke-prevention"> Learn more about secondary stroke prevention</a> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="c-listing-header "> <h2 class="c-listing-header__heading">By learning the F.A.S.T. warning signs, you just might save a life from stroke.</h2> <div class="c-listing-header__cta-container"> <span aria-hidden="true"></span> <a class="c-listing-header__cta c-cta c-cta--icon h-theme--red c-cta--arrow" title="Learn more about the symptoms of stroke" href="/en/about-stroke/stroke-symptoms"> Learn more about the symptoms of stroke</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-generic row"> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-3"> <div class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__background h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--1-1"> <img src="/-/media/Stroke-Images/About-the-American-Stroke-Association/2019-American-Stroke-Month-Images/Fletter.jpg?h=267&iar=0&mw=450&w=267&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Letter F" width="267" height="267" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <h2 class="c-card__heading h3">Face Drooping</h2> <div class="c-card__metadata"><span class="text-uppercase">Does one side of the face droop or is it numb?</span></div> Ask the person to smile. Is the person's smile uneven? </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-3"> <div class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__background h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--1-1"> <img src="/-/media/Stroke-Images/About-the-American-Stroke-Association/2019-American-Stroke-Month-Images/Aletter.jpg?h=267&iar=0&mw=450&w=268&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="letter A" width="268" height="267" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <h2 class="c-card__heading h3">Arm Weakness</h2> <div class="c-card__metadata"><span class="text-uppercase">Is one arm weak or numb?</span></div> Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-3"> <div class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__background h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--1-1"> <img src="/-/media/Stroke-Images/About-the-American-Stroke-Association/2019-American-Stroke-Month-Images/Sletter.jpg?h=267&iar=0&mw=450&w=268&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="letter S" width="268" height="267" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <h2 class="c-card__heading h3">Speech </h2> <div class="c-card__metadata"><span class="text-uppercase">Is speech slurred?</span></div> Is the person unable to speak or hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence, like "The sky is blue." </div> </div> </div> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-3"> <div class="c-card"> <div class="c-card__background h-placeholder-image h-placeholder-image--1-1"> <img src="/-/media/Stroke-Images/About-the-American-Stroke-Association/2019-American-Stroke-Month-Images/Tletter.jpg?h=267&iar=0&mw=450&w=266&sc_lang=en" class="is-loaded" alt="Letter t" width="266" height="267" loading="lazy" DisableWebEdit="False" /> </div> <div class="c-card__content"> <h2 class="c-card__heading h3">Time to Call 9-1-1</h2> <div class="c-card__metadata"></div> Check the time so you'll know when the first symptoms appeared. </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="container container-fluid"> <div class="l-generic row"> <div class="l-generic__col col-md-6 mb-4"> <div class="c-promo c-promo--match-height h-theme--aqua c-promo--border c-promo--bg-triangle"> <div class="c-promo__content"> <h2 class="h2">Aphasia and Stroke</h2> <div class="h4"> This common post-stroke language disorder affects the ability to communicate, causing frustration and confusion. 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