Instructions for first aid for stroke at home

This is an automatically translated article.

The article was professionally consulted by BSCK I Trinh Ngoc Duy, Emergency Department - Vinmec Times City International Hospital

In fact, there have been many cases of patients having a stroke, but because of late arrival at the hospital and the wrong way to give first aid at home, they could not save their lives. There are many opinions that, if you have a stroke, you need to lie still and not take it away immediately, however, this perception is completely incorrect, which can affect the patient's life.
Timely and properly home stroke first aid will help reduce the risk of dying from a stroke. As soon as a person has symptoms of a stroke, give first aid by having the patient lie down with their head high, if the patient is vomiting or has a loss of consciousness, let the patient lie on his side to avoid aspiration into the respiratory tract. When giving first aid for a stroke at home, absolutely do not give the patient anything to eat or drink to avoid choking and causing pneumonia.
Manifestations of stroke include:
Sudden coma, loss of consciousness, numbness of limbs, loss of consciousness, severe headache, loss of balance; Suddenly unable to speak, contorted mouth; Sudden loss of vision. When a patient has a stroke, provide first aid for a stroke at home by:
Call 911; While waiting for the emergency to arrive, let the patient's head and back lie 45 degrees to the body to prevent choking on the airway; Wear loose, airy clothes, open the collar to check the patient's breathing. In case the patient has a cardiac arrest, massage the heart outside the ribcage; Use a handkerchief to wrap the index finger and remove sputum and drool from the patient's mouth. In case the patient has a convulsion, the chopsticks wrapped in cloth must be taken across the mouth to prevent the patient from biting the tongue; Note the time when the patient started showing unusual stroke symptoms; Make a note of any medications the patient is taking or carry a prescription. When performing first aid for a stroke at home, absolutely do not let the patient use drugs or eat anything, do not use a needle to prick the patient's fingers or feet, and do not shave.
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