The highest cause of disability in the United States is not a traffic accident, but a stroke. In Indonesia, although no official records, the cause of disability due to stroke is estimated high enough.
Higher rates of disability due to stroke, especially for patients treated medically too late. The delay in medical treatment, partly because the family does not understand the symptoms of stroke so that people with stroke symptoms of late taken to the hospital. There are also families who believe the myth, if a person has symptoms of a stroke a few finger tips so that the needle punctured the patient’s blood flow so that the blockage of blood vessels to the brain can be overcome.
Piercing needles, risky because not necessarily sterile needle. In addition, the piercing needle to slow the patient was taken to hospital. Whereas, in the treatment of people with stroke symptoms or known golden time golden time to deal with stroke patients.
If late treated, the recovery of stroke patients more difficult and the risk of greater disability. In the United States, because patients with stroke symptoms treated immediately, the disability rate is only 29 percent, while 53 percent of other patients who have recovered or improved, and 18 percent of stroke patients died. As in Indonesia, 55-60 percent of people with symptoms of a stroke suffered mild to severe disabilities, 25 percent died, and 10-15 percent of patients survived.
Recognize the symptoms of stroke
In order for people with stroke symptoms can be treated medically, families need to know the symptoms of stroke, namely, among others, half the body was tingling, mouth oblique, oblique tongue when extended, difficult swallowing, often choking when eating or drinking, forgetful, and the hearing impaired.
The cause of stroke is not preventable is the factor of age and heredity. However, there are also causes of preventable strokes include high blood pressure, cholesterol too high, diabetes, smoking, drinking alcohol, and obesity.
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