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Secondary Prevention
Controlling your stroke risk factors means you can reduce the risk of having another stroke:
- Have your blood pressure checked at your family doctors
- Continue to not smoke
- Exercise regularly
- Limit alcohol intake
- Eat a healthy balanced diet and reduce salt intake
- Lower cholesterol - your family doctor can advise you how to do this
- Weight management
- Take your medications as prescribed and see your family doctor if you have any problems with them
- Recognise and manage your emotional wellbeing.
See your Family Doctor if you have any concerns.
Recognising a stroke: remember FAST
F - Face: ask the person to smile and see if the face is weak or skew on one side
A - Arms: ask them to raise both arms and see if they are unable to raise the arm on one side
S - Speech: ask them to speak and see if they are unable to speak or their words are muddled or slurred
T - Time: call an ambulance and get them to hospital fast if you think they are having a stroke
If you think you or someone is having a stroke call an ambulance to get them to hospital FAST.
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Stroke Risk Factors
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How to reduce your risk of future strokes