Stroke Statistics

• One in every six deaths from cardiovascular disease is due to stroke
• Someone in the U.S. has a stroke every 40 seconds
• Each year, more than 795,000 people in the USA have a stroke
• Nearly one in every four strokes occur in people with a prior history of stroke
• Stroke risk increases with age but can occur at any age
• In 2009, 34% of hospitalized stroke patients were less than 65 years old

Know the Signs of Stroke

By knowing the signs and symptoms of stroke, you can take quick action and perhaps save a life – maybe even your own.

• B – Balance:  Loss of balance, ataxia
• E – Eyes:  Loss of vision or double vision
• F – Face:  Facial droop
• A – Arm:  Arm weakness / numbness (and leg!)
• S – Speech: Slurring, wrong words, no words
• T – Time: call 911!

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