Stroke Awareness Training
Stroke Awareness Training
This ½ day course is aimed at anyone who is caring for others. This will help you understand and recognise the signs of stoke. This course will also teach you what actions to take when you have identified a stroke and how to support someone who has had a stroke.
Course Content and Structure
- Have a knowledge of what a stroke is
- Identify different types of stroke
- Understand how to recognise most common signs and symptoms of stroke
- FAST test
- Understand the importance of Emergency Response and Treatment
- Understand the risk factors affecting strokes
- Understand how to Provide Support
- Understand how to Support Communication
- Know how to support an individual with eating and drinking
- Understand the psychological impact of stroke
The Stroke Association is the leading charity in the UK changing the world for people affected by stroke. Its services have helped hundreds of thousands of people get through one of the most frightening experiences of their lives and build a life after stroke.
