Remember the 7s method to diagnose stroke: 1. SUDDEN (symptoms usually start suddenly) 2. SLURRED SPEECH (speech is not clear, as if drunk) 3. SIDE WEAK (face, arm or leg or all three can get weak) 4. SPINNING (vertigo) 5. SEVERE HEADACHE 6. SIGHT (loss of vision) 7. SECONDS (note the time when the symptoms start and rush to the hospital)