Friday, October 10, 2008

Rap music gets kids to spot stroke and call 911

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A novel stroke education program that uses hip-hop music to teach 9- to 11-year-olds living in a high-risk community to recognize when a person is having a stroke and summon help quickly can work, researchers have found. “Hip-Hop Stroke” incorporates into rap lyrics the “FAST” mnemonic - that is, that changes in the Face (droopiness), Arm (weakness), and Speech (slurring of words) often occur during a stroke and that as soon as these symptoms are seen, it is Time Read more ...

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