• Difficulty breathing or shortness of breath
• Chest, jaw, shoulder, arm, or abdominal pain or pressure
• Sudden lack of coordination, numbness, weakness, or loss of balance on one or both sides
• Sudden difficulty speaking or understanding simple statements
• Sudden blurred or limited vision in one or both eyes
• Sudden, severe pain anywhere in the body
• Bleeding not controlled by direct pressure

Identifying a Possible Stroke using STR

• S - Ask the individual to SMILE
• T - Ask the person to TALK (speak a simple sentence that is coherent (eg. It is sunny today)
• R - Ask him or her to RAISE both arms
• Finally, Ask the person to "stick" out their tongue. If the tongue is crooked, or if it goes to one side or the other, this too is an indication of a possible stroke.