Needlestick First Aid For Stroke Sufferers? Suspicious We often hear a chain message spread about First Aid for stroke survivors is to pierce needles at several points from the fingertips to the ear. Reading the news, of course I did not necessarily believe the truth. Finally I decided to find out more about stroke sufferers and how to do first aid for stroke sufferers correctly. Some websites from the internet say that this news is a mere hoax. Why? Because a stroke is caused by the rupture of a blood vessel in the brain. The blood that comes out can actually suppress the surrounding brain tissue so that its function is disrupted. A medical expert dr. Devika Y, on the aladokter.com website said that finger pricking with a needle in stroke sufferers is of no benefit. Puncture with a needle can actually pose a risk of infection if the needle used is not sterile. The first aid we need to do if someone has a stroke is to take the patient to a safe place Position the person in a state of the body facing the left side Immediately contact the nearest hospital and ask for an ambulance to come to the location Or you can take the person directly to the hospital. The sooner a stroke is treated, the better the results. Subsequent treatment will be carried out by the medical team at the hospital. So, if someone has a stroke near us, don't hesitate to immediately take him to the nearest hospital so that he can be handled by an expert.