STROKE
ON
DUTY
STROKE
ON
More than 795,000 people in the
United States suffer strokes each
year. Emergency Department
Nurse Manager Crystal Anderson,
RN, BSN, never thought she'd be
one of them.
One
Nurse's
Story
Signs and
Symptoms
of Stroke
+ Confusion,
difficulty
speaking or
understanding
speech
+ Numbness or
weakness of
face, arm or
leg — especially
on one side of
the body
+ Vision
impaired in
one or
both eyes
+ Sudden
dizziness,
difficulty
walking or
balancing
+ Sudden severe
headache with
unknown cause
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