• Loss of blood supply to a part of the brain
• Symptoms often appear suddenly and may include confusion, slurred speech and vision changes with numbness and weakness on one side of the body
• Caused by movement of a blood clot or other fragments that result in blockage in an artery of the brain
• Cannot be spread from person to person
• Affects males and females
• Can occur at any age but more common in elderly
• May be mild to severe
• May be life threatening without prompt treatment

FOR EMERGENCIES

If you are trained in CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation):

Check for pulse and respirations. If both of these are absent, proceed with CPR as you were trained.

If respirations are absent, but there is a pulse, proceed with rescue breathing as you were trained.

If you are not trained in CPR (Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation):

Call emergency services.

If the person is unconscious, begin to push hard and fast on the center of the chest.