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T S F SACRED HEART HOSPITAL 900 W CLAIREMONT AVE EAU CLAIRE, WI 54701-5105 NONPROFIT ORG US POSTAGE PAID EAU CLAIRE, WI PERMIT NO 105 FROM THE FRONT LINE ® This publication in no way seeks to serve as a substitute for professional medical care. Consult your physician before undertaking any form of medical treatment or adopting any exercise program or dietary guidelines. HSHS Sacred Heart and St. Joseph's hospitals comply with applicable Federal civil rights laws and do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability or sex. For more information, see link on our home page at sacredhearteauclaire.org or stjoeschipfalls.org. Espanol (Spanish) ATENCIÓN: Si habla español, tiene a su disposición servicios gratuitos de asistencia lingüística. Llame al HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital: 1-715-717-4121; HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, 715-723-1811 (TTY 711). Hmoob (Hmong) LUS CEEV: Yog tias koj hais lus Hmoob, cov kev pab txog lus, muaj kev pab dawb rau koj. Hu rau HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital: 1-715-717-4121; HSHS St. Joseph's Hospital, 715-723-1811 (TTY 711). AS A SOCIAL WORKER at HSHS Sacred Heart Hospital, Molly hears the stroke protocol announcement all the time, but it wasn't until recently that she saw what happens firsthand. Her mother was experiencing left-side numbness and weakness. Molly recognized it and got her mom to HSHS Sacred Heart's Emergency Department quickly. "Our Sacred Heart team is absolutely amazing, and I'm so proud to work with such a competent staff," she says. "Everyone was incredibly quick, efficient, and accurate." Molly was especially impressed with Jon Konzen, DO, Chippewa Valley Neurosciences, who practices at HSHS Sacred Heart, and everyone she encountered in the lab, registration, and the pharmacy, as well as the physicians, aides, nurses, 6th-floor staff, and all of her other colleagues. Source: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention BY THE NUMBERS: Someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 SECONDS. Every four minutes, someone dies of stroke. Every year, more than 795,000 PEOPLE in the United States have a stroke. About 87 PERCENT of all strokes are ischemic strokes, in which blood flow to the brain is blocked. Stroke is a LEADING CAUSE of serious long-term disability. Source: strokeassociation.org WHAT TO DO: Act FAST — use the letters in FAST to spot stroke symptoms and know when to call 911. FACE DROOPING: Does one side of the face droop, or is it numb? Ask the person to smile. Is it uneven? A ARM WEAKNESS: Is one arm weak or numb? Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? SPEECH DIFFICULTY: Is speech slurred? Is the person unable to speak or hard to understand? Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence, like "The sky is blue." TIME TO CALL 911: If someone shows any of these symptoms, even if the symptoms go away, call 911 and say, "I think someone is having a stroke," to help the person get to the hospital immediately.