BE FAST stands for:
B: Sudden loss of balance or unsteady walking.
E: Double vision or loss of vision.
F: The face becomes droopy on one side compared to the other.
A: Arm drops when trying to lift it, or the patient is unable to move the arm.
S: Speech becomes slurred and speaking is unintelligible or gibberish.
T: Time to call 911. People are seen and treated more quickly when they arrive by ambulance. Ambulances can notify the hospital ahead of time that they are coming in with a stroke patient. For every minute lost, it is almost 2 billion neurons that you lose, or 2 billion brain cells.
中文翻譯：
BE FAST代表：
B: 突然失去平衡或行走不穩。
E: 複視或視力喪失。
F: 與另一側相比，麵部的一側顯得下垂。
A: 在試圖抬起手臂時，手臂會垂下，或者患者無法移動手臂。
S: 語言變得含糊不清，說話難以理解或像胡言亂語。
T: 現在是撥打911的時候了。當患者被救護車接來時，其得到診治的速度會更快。救護車可以提前通知醫院，告知他們即將接來一位中風患者。每耽擱一分鍾，就幾乎相當於損失了20億個神經元，或者說20億個腦細胞。
需要強調的是，如果有人出現這些症狀，且這些症狀僅持續了幾分鍾，這可能預示著更大的中風即將發生。人們仍應盡快前往醫院。
