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Stroke Made Simple: Quick BE-FAST Guide & Triage
Neurology • Time-Critical

Stroke Made Simple: Quick BE-FAST Guide & Triage

Screen with BE-FAST, capture last known well, check glucose, and escalate per local protocols. Educational only; not medical advice.

EMS Education Assessment Library

Always follow your system’s stroke alert and transport guidelines.

BE-FAST: Rapid Stroke Screening

F — Face | A — Arm | S — Speech

  • Facial droop, arm drift/weakness
  • Slurred speech or aphasia

Local protocols

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Red Flags & Core Data to Capture

Red Flags — Act Now
  • Persistent unilateral weakness or numbness
  • Aphasia, neglect, or severe dysarthria
  • Gaze deviation, severe headache, decreased consciousness
  • Airway compromise or hypoxia

Activate your stroke pathway

  • Last Known Well (date/time, witnesses)
  • Blood Glucose (rule out hypoglycemia)
  • Anticoagulants / antiplatelets, recent surgery/bleed
  • Blood Pressure, SpO₂, temperature

Structured documentation tips

Quick Triage Calculator (BE-FAST-Based)

Check findings and enter key times
Screen
Disposition Hint

Interpretation (educational): any BE-FAST item → possible stroke. “Severe sign” suggests higher severity and may indicate large-vessel occlusion—follow local routing protocols.

Need pediatric assessment? See the PAT & ABCDE quick guide.

Keep Learning & Get Support

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Bottom line

Use BE-FAST, record last known well, check glucose, and escalate per protocol. This tool is for education and does not replace clinical judgment or local stroke systems of care.

Educational only; not medical advice.

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