Inserting a needle into the finger or ear of a patient who suddenly has a stroke is not an action that has been proven effective as first aid. According to a neurologist from the Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Eka Harmeiwaty, blood in stroke patients does not necessarily come out and parse the stroke that has already struck because it depends on the cause of the stroke. If it's because of the bleeding, the needles will have no effect on his fingers. Likewise for strokes that are due to clots, not necessarily after being stabbed by the fingers, they can break down the lumps. It could also be that the needle was pierced incorrectly, said Eka Harmeity at the launch of the stroke prevention drug, Rivaroxaban, at the Intercontinental Hotel, Jakarta, Thursday, July 5, 2012. Eka explained that needle pricking on the fingers was indeed a method used in ancient medicine before medicine. stroke medications are available. However, this method is no longer relevant, considering that the opportunity to parse a stroke is only available in three hours. The three hours should be used to take patients to the nearest hospital that has complete equipment to treat stroke, one of which is a CT Scan. Can be calculated logically, use the first five minutes to observe. One hour to half an hour is used to take patients to the closest and most complete hospital. Imagine how much time a doctor has to treat a patient. Even though they only have three hours, said a cardiologist who is also the Secretary of the Indonesian Hypertension Association, Santoso Karo Karo, at the same place. In addition, the patient should recognize the symptoms of a stroke, such as feeling numb and tingling on one side, slanted mouth, slurred tongue, loss of consciousness, when asked to communicate, does not respond, eyesight becomes blurry or shaded.