Congress for the funding
needed. All right. Let’s do
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morning.
>> Our good friend Haley
Hernandez. So nearly 800,000
people in this country suffer a
stroke every year. That’s from
the Centers for Disease
Control.
>> And Prevention and Haley is
here to talk about the fact
that a lot of people don’t know
the symptoms, the signs that
they’re having or someone they
know is having a stroke.
>> Yeah, they don’t know the
signs and listen to this fact
about one in 3 victims. Never
even called 9-1-1. this month
is Stroke Awareness Month.
So this morning we really want
to dive into understanding the
signs that you’re having a
stroke and just simply to raise
awareness. Joining me now is
Doctor Purse, the city of
Houston Health Authority.
Good morning, Doctor. First.
>> Good morning. Million things
for me about it.
>> So some people might be
familiar with an acronym FAST.
And now we see the acronym be
fast. Can you tell us what does
that stand for? What exactly
does that mean?
>> So the cost of the first for
the F stands for fakes. A lot
of times when people are every
construction will be a change
in their ability to control
their facial muscles. So most
people smile and it’s the same.
Any side it once. I doesn’t go
up, then that’s one thing to
look for is a possible stroke.
Also stands were armed. Those
are just that you can’t raise
your arm, but even the loss of
grip strength could be a sign
of somebody having a stripper
says speech. So my speech and
that is people slurring their
words are sometimes just people
the worst don’t make They use
being just fine. But the words
coming out don’t make sense
or there’s long pauses as a
church for a very common word.
So inability to speak properly
in the team stands for time.
His words could be best not
just about. You got to be fast.
As you point out, a lot of
defined him. Some people having
strokes, but many people, I’m
sure it will wait a whole hour
before they call 9-1-1 or seek
help. And the problem with that
is only got a few hours to
treat somebody that we want
to reverse the stroke. And we
can do that now with certain
medications we actually
reversed the strong staff but
he’s got to go to Israel couple
hours to every minute. Wasted
is a minute. Last.
>> Can you clarify? Does
somebody recognize the symptoms
in themselves or does it take
somebody looking at them to
recognize the symptoms?
>> Well, like I said, you know,
nobody wants to have a stroke.
And so very often the person
having a stroke will go into
denial and pretend it’s
something else that’s causing
their inability to speak or
inability use. There are more
they’re going to need to walk.
It’s a denial. And so a lot
of times it’s their person
who’s with the most spots on
the Valley member, Glenn Frey.
Anderson was just a bystander
to recognize that something is
dramatically change change.
And so he could be the
bayesian.
They all the times I want to
know there’s or is going to the
other person is going to step
up and say, listen, you’re
having a serious problem.
I’m calling 9-1-1.
>> It was. And that’s the delay
with people calling 9-1-1 a lot
of times as a denial gets in
the way of calling to let you
know what are some of the most
common risk factors for having
a stroke?
>> You know anything which will
damage your blood vessels.
And so these are things which
grower lifetime. So cigarette
smoking, if you’re dying,
veteran high blood pressure,
high cholesterol and abortion
and also some of your
knowledge. And that actually
got a family history of people
having heart Bushnell problems.
You need to make the extra
special attention of the thing
is with a lot of these risk
factors. You do have control
over them, right? So you can
choose not to smoke or you can
get help stopping smoking.
If you’re diabetic, you need to
be really diligent about
controlling your sugar levels.
Also exercise, you do exercise
a lot of wrote it or not just
you just get out. And actually,
I don’t mean marathon running.
I mean, just walking 30 minutes
a day is helpful. But these
are all things which will
reduce your stroll level.
And they are really important
to really, really make a
difference. You know, the other
one point I wasn’t here in
Houston, we’re really lucky
across the nation. More people
are having to strokes, you
know, per capital and treated
here using given very
aggressive stroll programs
under law schools. In fact, you
to was the first sitting United
States have a mobile stroke and
go to the CDC there, right at
the end of this. And so, you
know, they’re going to have a
stroke anywhere you probably
want to have here in Houston.
But even here you still need
to recognize the signs and
symptoms and called early north
for us to be able to reverse
central front.
>> Yes, doctor purse. You’re so
right. And I’m a big fan of
that mobile stroke unit.
I just hope that we can
eventually see it all over the
city and all over the nation.
Really more more places need
to have that. Can you explain
some of the complications that
would happen, though? If you
don’t get to a hospital in
time, if you don’t recognize
that these are signs of a
stroke. What could that happen
to you?
>> Well, you know, the brain is
a very complicated we’re in,
right. And what’s the damage is
Yeah, you know, it’s going to
be a all stroke. Sometimes
the brain around it can make up
for what larger strokes the
brain can’t make up. That
difference will be able to
wander with permanent member
ounces. And then when that
happens the muscles will
contract been do wind up with
permanent breathing problems
and more of them with Herman
are problems just thinking
straight thinking one, it would
permit problems speaking.
These are all things that we
need just day to day. Just your
the quality of your life is
dependent on your ability to
think clearly communicate with
others in the move around the
best of your ability and you
can lose that with the stroll.
But again, if you recognize the
symptoms early, when you call,
there’s a good chance we’re
going to be able to minimize if
not eliminate your stroke.
>> Doctor Persse, this was all
really helpful information and
based on the risk factors that
you mentioned earlier, it
sounds like a lot of people in
America could be at risk for
stroke. So we really appreciate
you breaking that down for us
and helping us to understand
shouldn’t delay to calling
9-1-1. Is one of the most
important things, but
understanding the symptoms as
well. Appreciate your time this
morning.
>> The great thing for action.
Yeah. Just a personal note to I
mean, I had suffered personally
stroke like symptoms in the
last few Timing because we have
we have This is the first I’m
hearing about this.
>> I just want to follow up
with the doctor was saying
because the timing is so
important. They looked at me at
Methodist Hospital. God Bless
Methodist Hospital. They’re
fantastic. And they said, well,
look, if we wait to figure out
if you’re having a stroke, it’s
going to be too late to give
you this. The clock sting
medication. Yeah. So we have to
decide on the spot. We don’t
know if you’re having a stroke,
but she was there and just warm
and giving the medication
there’s potential for internal
bleeding. There was some of
that, but they looked at my at
your here anyway. So we keep
you from Survation for 24
hours. It’s expensive. But
let’s just do it to protect
you. Yeah. So again, time as
of now and then they’ll die or
somebody who has insurance and
he was the, you ability to go
to the hospital. That’s also
another problem for a lot of
people is that they just don’t
even have in terms of those
risk factors. They spoke of a
fibrillation is another one
because in the in between those
it rhythmic heartbeats, yeah,
clots can form strokes can
happen. And that’s one of the
things I learned from this
experience. Well, yeah.
>> Yeah. Don’t have a fib
unluckily alf, but it is
another thing that super
common, which is making a lot
of people at risk of a stroke
and they don’t think about,
right? Yeah. So 1, 1, other
note of this because sharing
his fast and be fast, those
acronyms really interesting and
clever. If you speak English,
the Spanish speakers and it’s
been harder to get the message.
Yes. So this is important
because Hispanic people living
in the United States have a
high risk of dying from a
stroke. So UT Health, Houston
has created an acronym Rapido.
There’s the acronym on your
screen right now. It includes
the 5 most common symptoms of
a stroke.
>> It includes the message to
act quickly by contacting
emergency services. This is all
in Spanish. So send it to Los
Padres solely those a little.
It’s a little longer than the