It is known that timely assistance after a stroke is able to greatly facilitate treatment and prevent the emergence of possible complications. But before giving first aid to all people, you should know by which method you can accurately recognize the first signs of a stroke in a person.
How to identify the first signs of a stroke
To accurately recognize the symptoms of stroke in humans, you should conduct one technique that has the abbreviation "UZP".These three symbols mean:
- "U" - smile. Ask the patient as naturally as possible to smile. During an attack of a stroke, the smile will be curve and asymmetrical, one corner of the lips will be lowered down, while in normal state it should be smooth and symmetrical. This is due to the fact that the facial muscles do not listen well to the person, since the part of the brain responsible for the facial expression is affected.
- "З" - to speak. Or say any suggestion. In case of stroke, a person can not evenly and calmly make a speech, it will be blurry, indistinct or a stutter will be heard. You may get the impression that a drunk person is talking. This indicator often destroys the lives of people who have had a stroke on the street, because passers-by people confuse him with a drunk person.
- "P" - raise your hands. When a stroke occurs, a person can not raise both hands to the same level. The hand that will be raised below will indicate the defeat of this side of the body.
Also a person with a stroke can not normally stick out his tongue. One side of it will be a curve, an irregular shape or the tongue will fall on one side at all.
The most common signs of a stroke are convulsions, dizziness, impaired coordination of movements and an acute headache.
More detailed information on how to recognize the first signs of a stroke, you can learn from this link.
Provision of first aid at home or on the street
So, as a stroke is a very complex and serious disease, the very first first aid should be given at the first time after the attack, namely in the first 3 hours. The loss of precious time after an attack can be tantamount to losing a person's life.
With stroke of
After the stroke is determined in the patient, before the ambulance arrives, use the standard medical measures of care
- Calm down and realize the seriousness of the situation, because only on you depends the health of a person who in these seconds needs your help. This is also important for the patient, because a fussy and panic state only provokes an increase in blood pressure, which is very likely to affect the patient further. After that, do not hesitate, call an ambulance
- Put the person upright, but so that his head is raised by 30 degrees. This will ensure the reduction of cerebral edema
- . You can give the patient about ten glycine tablets that will help keep the vital functions of brain cells and do not harm the patient in the future when prescribing treatment.
- . Immediately start collecting all the necessary things for the first time( documents, insurance policy, bed andpersonal lingerie) and previously taken medication
- It is strictly forbidden to give the patient food or drink, because they can cause and / or intensify vomiting, because the human tongue at this time canfunction part. Also, eating and drinking can cause convulsive syndrome with loss of consciousness. A full stomach in case of stroke is dangerous due to ingestion of the contents from it into the respiratory tract, which can result in aspiration pneumonia
- Do not delay with any of the above points, because the sooner a person is in the hospital, the sooner he will be assigned to examination and treatment.
The arrived ambulance crew will do all the necessary procedures and injections, which correspond to the standard of rendering necessary medical care in case of heart failure.
If the person is unconscious
Follow these instructions:
- After laying the person upright with the head placed 30 degrees from the floor, try to assess the state of the
vital functions of respiratory and cardiovascular systems and call an ambulance - . If the blood pressure is irregular, breathing is impairedand you do not feel an adequate inhalation of the patient, you need to quickly perform the reception of Peter Safar: tilt the patient's head, open his mouth and push his jaw without any effort. This will help to ensure the normalization of breathing in the unconscious state. If there are vomit in the mouth, they must be removed with a tissue or paper towel. If the patient has dentures, then they need to be removed. During the arrival of the ambulance, the brigade will deliver the air duct.
These simple recommendations will allow the patient to have a chance of a speedy recovery and avoid possible further complications.
In case of stroke and acute heart failure
- If it is possible and the ability to measure the pulse and pressure, do it, and then report the results to the "fast"
- brigade. Put the patient on the right side of the body. This manipulation will avoid blocking the entrance to the respiratory tract with
- . If the breathing is normal, then simply turn the patient's head to either side. This situation is safe in the event of vomiting or vomiting.
Next, it only remains to collect the essentials, call an ambulance and wait, and also to remain calm, believe and hope for the best.
Bleeding
There is one unconventional way from a Chinese professor who will help a person who has suffered a stroke to ease their condition. And this method is called bloodletting from the lobes of the fingers. Carry out this procedure in the following sequence:
- Place the patient upright with a slightly raised head. After that, the process of bloodletting can begin. To do this, you need a syringe or an ordinary sewing needle, only previously sterilized. To sterilize the needle, you can hold it over the fire.
- Next, you need to prick all ten fingers a few millimeters from the nail to start the blood
- After a few minutes, the patient should recover if he is unconscious.
- It may happen that the patient's mouth twists after bleeding. In this case, pull it by the ears until they turn red. Then you can also pierce the ears with a needle or syringe.
After the procedure, you just need to expect the arrival of an ambulance, which will provide full and necessary medical assistance.
We offer a video of the "Good Morning" program, which describes how to recognize the symptoms of a stroke and how to help with strokes:
First aid in a medical institution
Medical assistance in an institution is significantly different from first aid at home or on the street, because the medical approach impliesuse of specialized drugs and injections.
At a microstroke
During an attack of a micro-insult, medical personnel will perform a tomography and other necessary diagnostic tests.
In case of ischemic stroke
In ischemic stroke, physicians firstly introduce a solution for the dissolution of thrombi and will constantly monitor the indications of blood pressure, as they are very important for assessing the patient's condition.
To normalize blood pressure indicators, physicians can use intravenous injections with the drug "Dibazol" or "Clofelin".If the desired effect after the introduction of the above drugs is not available, then doctors can use ganglion blockers.
With hemorrhagic stroke
After an attack of hemorrhagic stroke, medical personnel normalizes the vital functions of the brain and appoints hemostatics and angioprotectors.
Hemorrhagic stroke is the most dangerous of all types of strokes. This pathology causes the rupture of cerebral vessels. Quite often, such a stroke is accompanied by cerebral edema. If this symptom is not quickly eliminated, irreversible and very deplorable changes will occur in the body.
Detailed information on how to promptly provide first aid for hemorrhagic stroke can be found in this article. From the speed of action will depend on a person's life.
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Having noticed the main and first signs of a stroke, the person should notdelay the emergency ambulance, because the lack of medical procedures can lead to the death of a person.