Nearly 800,000 people have a stroke each year. Eddie Markul, EMS medical director, and Lisa Wax, BSN, RN, CEN, EMS manager, with the Chicago North EMS Region and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center, explain the importance of acting FAST when someone has a stroke and why you should always call 911 rather than driving someone with stroke symptoms to the hospital.
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