ACT F.A.S.T

Do this simple test to detect stroke symptoms:

Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body

Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding

Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination

Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

Stroke mortality rate has declined over the past few years both in Louisiana and the US.

For 2005:
?óÔé¼?ó Louisiana?óÔé¼Ôäós rate was 17% above the national median rate.
?óÔé¼?ó Age?óÔé¼?Éadjusted mortality rates were 56.7 per 100,000 population for Louisiana and 46.6 per 100,000 population for the US.
?óÔé¼?ó Black females showed the highest stroke death rate of 78.6 per 100,000 population
followed by black males with the rate of 78 per 100,000.