PIP Consumables Catalogue JULY 2024 ED1 DIGITAL V3 - Flipbook - Page 292
MEDIQ FIRST AID
F.A.S.T.
Know the symptoms of a STROKE. There is a treatment if you act FAST!
FACE
FACIAL WEAKNESS CAN INDICATE A STROKE. ASK
THE PERSON TO SMILE AND OBSERVE THEIR FACE.
IF THE PERSON IS HAVING A STROKE, ONE SIDE
OF THEIR FACE MAY APPEAR DROOPY.
ARMS
A STROKE CAN CAUSE MUSCLE WEAKNESS,
NUMBNESS, AND PARALYSIS ON ONE OR BOTH
SIDES OF THE BODY. ASK THE PERSON TO RAISE BOTH
OF THEIR ARMS, AND LOOK FOR SIGNS OF WEAKNESS.
THEY MAY BE UNABLE TO LIFT ONE ARM. THE PERSON
MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE WEAKNESS IN THEIR LEGS.
SPEECH
STROKES CAN ALSO AFFECT SPEECH AND
UNDERSTANDING. ASK THE PERSON A SIMPLE
QUESTION, OR GET THEM TO REPEAT A SHORT PHRASE.
DIFFICULTY SPEAKING OR SLURRED SPEECH CAN
INDICATE A STROKE.
F. A .S .T CHART
TIME
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IF YOU OBSERVE ANY OF THE ABOVE SYMPTOMS,
SEEK IMMEDIATE MEDICAL ATTENTION.
DON9T DRIVE THE PERSON TO HOSPITAL, CALL:
000 - AUSTRALIA | 111 - NEW ZEALAND
NOTIFY THE DISPATCHER YOU SUSPECT THE PERSON
IS HAVING A STROKE. MAKE NOTE OF WHEN YOU FIRST
NOTICED SYMPTOMS.
M E D I Q F I R S TA I D . C O M
