ArticleStroke2018
Stroke 112: A Universal Stroke Awareness Program to Reduce Language and Response Barriers.
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- Efficacy of five strategies to improve stroke action awareness in Spanish-speaking adults: A randomized comparison.International journal of stroke : official journal of the International Stroke Society · 2026Trial
- Think FAST: Knowledge of Appropriate Action of Stroke Signs and Symptoms Among US Adults, February-March 2025.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2026Article
- Examining Stroke Symptom Messages Implemented Globally: A Need for Contextually Relevant Stroke Symptom Messaging.Journal of nursing scholarship : an official publication of Sigma Theta Tau International Honor Society of Nursing · 2026Article
- CFAST: a simplified and culturally adapted stroke education tool for Chinese communities.Frontiers in stroke · 2026Article
- Updating "Stroke 1-2-0" by Extending Recognition to Posterior-Circulation Stroke and Reinforcing Rapid Action in China.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2026Article
- WSO Action Plan for Stroke Prehospital Care: Top Two Priorities.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2025Article
- UPESI: Swahili translation of the FAST acronym for stroke awareness campaigns in East Africa.African journal of emergency medicine : Revue africaine de la medecine d'urgence · 2024Article
- Expert opinions from the 2024 closed door round table discussion on improving stroke prehospital care globally.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Article
- Why we should raise stroke awareness in the younger population?CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Article
- Prehospital stroke care in Africa: The reality and potential solutions.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2023Article
- To use stroke 911 to improve stroke awareness for countries where 911 is used as an emergency phone number.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2022Article
- FAST Heroes: Results of Cross-Country Implementation of a Global School-Based Stroke Education Campaign.Frontiers in public health · 2022Article
- Poor awareness of stroke educational tools among older adults in China.Brain and behavior · 2021Article
- Speech disturbance plays critical role in stroke recognition during COVID-19 pandemic.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2021Article
- Baseline Stroke Literacy of Young Children Based on "FAST 112 Heroes" Program.Frontiers in public health · 2021Article
- The global impact of COVID-19 on acute stroke care.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2020Article
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- Comparison of knowledge on stroke for stroke patients and the general population in Burkina Faso: a cross-sectional study.AIMS public health · 2020Article
- Too Young to Have a Stroke?-a Global Health Crisis.Stroke and vascular neurology · 2019Article
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Abstract
background and purposeTo improve stroke awareness and reduce life-threatening prehospital delays worldwide, a universal stroke educational program is needed. To meet this unmet need, we developed a universal program without language barriers and tested its acceptance in Taiwan, where Chinese is the native language.
methodsStroke 112 was developed using the universal emergency phone number, 112. The numbers imply an emergency and correspond to the 3 stroke recognition signs used in FAST (Face, Arm, Speech, and Time): 1 uneven face (crooked mouth); 1 weak arm (arm weakness); 2 incoherent lips (slurred speech). An online survey was used to determine the acceptance of the Stroke 112 program compared with that of FAST in Chinese. The surveys were delivered using SurveyMonkey (http://www.surveymonkey.com) on 2 separate occasions in Taiwan; in August 2017 for an initial estimation of the acceptance of Stroke 112 and in March 2018, 2 weeks after the official release of Stroke 112 in Taiwan, including a special introductory lecture for neurologists hosted by the STARS-Taiwan (Stroke Treatment and Research Society-Taiwan).
resultsThe initial survey with 465 survey responders, 54.6% thought that Stroke 112 was easier to remember for people in Taiwan compared with FAST (41.2%). After Stroke 112's official release in Taiwan, 610 individuals completed the survey, and the majority (66.4%) thought that Stroke 112 was easier to remember, a significant increase compared with the initial survey (
conclusionsStroke 112, a universal stroke educational program without language barriers was developed. It could potentially be implemented worldwide, especially where 112 is used as an emergency phone number.
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