Thursday, April 05, 2007

Mnemonic device

Darr and I were watching House the other night and learned a tool worthy of sharing with all non-House watching folks. There is a mnemonic device to help you remember stroke symptoms - "FAST".

"F" stands for "face" - uneven smile, facial droop or numbness, and vision disturbance

"A" stands for "arm & leg" - weakness, numbness, difficulty walking

"S" stands for "speech" - slurred, inappropriate words, mute

"T" stands for "time" - time is critical, CALL 9-1-1

Commit this to memory. Time saved is brain saved.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

I am an avid House watcher and I saw that episode you're talking about. Trust me, it helps...remember it!!!!!