What Is Cerebrovascular Accident?
8. Time
The final letter in the acronym is T, which stands for time. This is a reminder that time is of the essence and that you should be calling an ambulance immediately, or at least making other efforts to get the patient to an emergency room. It is quite literally a matter of life and death.
Don’t be lulled into a false sense of security by thinking that the symptoms don’t appear to be severe. Many people who have suffered even a severe stroke will still appear to be OK, albeit slower mentally and physically. During this time, the patient’s brain might be receiving irreversible damage, and the damage needs to be stopped as soon as possible.
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