Stroke in United States

STROKE FACTS AND STATISTICS According to WHO, 15 million people suffer from stroke worldwide each year 5 million die and another 5 million are permanently disabled • Stroke is the 3rd leading cause of death • More than 140,000 people die each year from stroke. In the U.S. Every year, more than 795,000 people have a stroke. About 610,000 of these are first or new strokes. One in four is recurrent strokes. Strokes can and occur at ANY age. Nearly one fourth of strokes occur in people under the age of 65. • On average, someone in the United States has a stroke every 40 seconds. On average, one American dies from stroke every -4 min- Stroke kills almost 130,000 Americans each year HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE IS THE MOST IMPORTANT RISK FACTOR FOR STROKE -that's 1 in every 19 deaths. STROKE IS THE LEADING CAUSE OF SERIOUS, LONG-TERM DISABILITY $38.6 BILLION annually, including the cost of health care services, medications, and lost productivity. Stroke costs the nation COMMON STROKE WARNING SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS • Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg–especially on one side of the body • Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes • Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination • Sudden severe headache with no known cause AMERICANS AT RISKS HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, HIGH LDL CHOLESTEROL, AND SMOKING ARE KEY RISK FACTORS FOR STROKE. ABOUT HALF OF AMERICANS (49%) HAVE AT LEAST ONE OF THESE THREE RISK FACTORS. SEVERAL OTHER MEDICAL CONDITIONS AND LIFESTYLE CHOICES CAN ALSO PUT PEOPLE AT A HIGHER RISK FOR STROKE, INCLUDING: • DIABETES OVERWEIGHT AND OBESITY • POOR DIET • PHYSICAL INACTIVITY • EXCESSIVE ALCOHOL USE pulseuniform BETTER UNIFORMS. BEST PRICES.