Section 4: Medical Conditions in Sport

Stroke

SIGNS OF A STROKE

The key to the treatment of a stroke is to think ‘FAST’.

  • FACE: ask your casualty to smile, is there a droop?
  • ARMS: Can they hold both arms out in from of them and hold them there
  • SPEECH: is it slurred?
  • TIME: the quicker we can recognise the signs of a stroke, the better the outcome
HSC - NSFA - FAST