Page 86 - 2020 ARE eGuide for Clinical at Nonhospital Sites

How do you know if someone is having a stroke?

Signs and symptoms of a stroke begin suddenly and may include:
• Numbness, weakness, or paralysis of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body
• Trouble seeing in one or both eyes
• Confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding
• Trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
• Severe headache with no known cause
If you or anyone else is having signs or symptoms of a stroke, immediate emergency care
is needed, just like if someone was having a heart attack. If medical treatment begins soon
after symptoms are noticed, fewer brain cells may be permanently damaged.

To access emergency help for a possible stroke victim:

Hospitals and MCI
Call Code Rescue by dialing #7777 for patients admitted to the hospital (in-patient) and
MCI (outpatient)
Non Hospital Sites
Call 9-911 or 911 for patients (outpatient) then 786-594-6911 to report the Code
Rescue to the Security Command Center
ALL Baptist Health Locations
Call a Code 9 for non-patients (family/visitors) inside building
Call a Code 250 to obtain help for someone outside, but on Baptist Health property
In the Community Call 911 at once for individuals in the community