First Aid for Stroke Patients Stroke is a disease that attacks the nerves in the brain, causing reduced function of the limbs whose nerves have been attacked. Stroke can be caused by various things, such as high blood pressure and rupture of blood vessels so that oxygen intake to the brain is disrupted. You can learn first aid for stroke sufferers that you can learn in the following discussion: Do not move the place. First aid for stroke sufferers is not to move the patient's position when he falls, be it in the bathroom, field or other place. Because if the patient is moved the position there is a possibility that the transfer is wrong and can cause rupture of blood vessels and make the stroke worse. You are only advised to change the patient's position into a sitting position so that the patient does not fall again. Puncture the fingertips using a needle To resuscitate a stroke patient who has fainted you can prick the patient's fingertips using a syringe, but if there is no syringe you can use a small needle such as a pin, but remember this needle must be sterilized first by burning. The puncture is carried out at a distance of 1mm from the nail. After being stabbed with a needle, try to have at least 1 drop of blood coming out of the fingertips, if within 10 seconds the blood has not dripped, squeeze the finger so that the blood comes out. Pull the ear First aid in the next stroke patient is to pull the patient's ear until it turns red. This is done if the patient wakes up from his stupor with his mouth squeezing. In addition to being pulled, do a stab using a needle at the lower end of the patient's ear. Also try to get blood out of the ear tip. which the needle has pierced. If the blood has dripped within a few minutes the patient's mouth will return to normal, or no longer sneezing. Medical Aid If you have performed first aid for stroke patients by piercing the fingertips, and pulling the ear and piercing the tip of the lower ear using a sterile needle so that the patient's condition begins to improve, you still have to take the patient to a medical expert. This medical help must be obtained by stroke patients at least 6 hours after the patient experiences stroke symptoms. Because if it is more than 6 hours after the symptoms, it is likely that the healing process will be more difficult and take longer. First aid for stroke sufferers should be studied carefully, so that you can practice it on people around you who are experiencing stroke symptoms. That way the knowledge you gain can be useful for others.