{"id":7850,"date":"2013-10-24T08:00:16","date_gmt":"2013-10-24T13:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/?p=7850"},"modified":"2013-10-24T01:13:50","modified_gmt":"2013-10-24T06:13:50","slug":"one-in-six-people-worldwide-will-have-a-stroke-in-their-lifetime-world-stroke-day-is-october-29th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paristn.net\/articles\/2013\/10\/24\/one-in-six-people-worldwide-will-have-a-stroke-in-their-lifetime-world-stroke-day-is-october-29th\/","title":{"rendered":"One in six people worldwide will have a stroke in their lifetime; World Stroke Day is October 29th"},"content":{"rendered":"

According to a new survey, people more likely to witness a stroke might not know how to identify one; free app helps people Spot a Stroke F.A.S.T.<\/b><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

\"AmericanNashville, TN<\/b> – Crystal Wall was having a typical chat on the phone with her sister Chassity Anderson \u2014 until her sister\u2019s phone abruptly crashed to the floor and her words suddenly became slurred.<\/p>\n

Anderson, 37, was having another stroke.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause my sister had suffered from stroke before, I recognized the warning signs and knew to call 9-1-1,\u201d Wall said. \u201cI know stroke is something that can happen to anyone at any time and if it does, you have to act quickly. The longer you wait, the worse it can be.\u201dSarah Urmeneta of Mt. Juliet<\/b> was working a retail job at age 24 when her arm went numb and her vision suddenly changed. Her mom, a nurse, recognized the signs of a TIA \u2013 a transient ischemic attack, or warning stroke, and convinced Sarah to seek help.<\/p>\n

\u201cI didn\u2019t know until I started working with the American Heart Association how serious this was, and that I should have called 9-1-1 immediately,\u201d said Sarah.<\/p>\n

Sandra Miller-Roberson of Murfreesboro<\/b> was working out at the gym when she was struck with severe pain in her head.<\/p>\n

\u201cI thought if I could just take a nap, I\u2019d feel better. But a paramedic nearby convinced me to go to the ER. I lay down on the floor there, and that\u2019s the last thing I remembered for three weeks,\u201d said Sandra. Her \u201cheadache\u201d was a burst brain aneurysm \u2013 a hemorrhagic stroke.<\/p>\n

One in six people worldwide will have a stroke in their lifetime. In the United States, someone has a stroke every 40 seconds and it\u2019s the fourth-leading cause of death. In Tennessee, about 3200 people die of stroke each year.<\/b><\/p>\n

In recognition of World Stroke Day<\/a> on October 29th, the American Heart Association\/American Stroke Association urges those who care for others to learn the stroke warning signs, since bystanders often need to act fast in an emergency.<\/p>\n

A new survey commissioned by the American Heart Association\/American Stroke Association found that many people who care for family or friends at high risk for stroke don\u2019t know the potentially life-saving warning signs.<\/b><\/p>\n