“In order to improve the public’s recognition of cerebral embolism as an emergency and to enable patients to be seen and treated promptly, saving time for follow-up treatment, our experts have come up with a tool to identify cerebral embolism quickly, in line with national conditions: “Stroke 1-2-0”.
1 Look: an asymmetrical face with a skewed mouth.
2 Check: Hold the arms parallel to each other and find unilateral weakness.
0 Listen: listen to the patient and find signs of slurred speech and impaired expression.”