Table 4.

Reactions to Witnessing a Potential Stroke and to Experiencing Potential Warning Signs of a Stroke Among Survey Respondents Aged ⩾45 years, Montana, 2004

	If you thought someone was having a stroke, what is the first thing you would do? No. (%)	If you experienced sudden . . .  that would not go away, what is the first thing you would do?
		Difficulty speaking No. (%)	Numbness, tingling, or dead sensation No. (%)	Weakness or paralysis No. (%)
Take them/go to hospital	121 (15)	132 (17)	176 (22)	186 (23)
Tell them/call your/their doctor	21 (3)	121 (15)	150 (19)	110 (14)
Call 911	608 (76)	354 (44)	346 (43)	388 (49)
Tell them/call spouse or family member	4 (1)	147 (18)	92 (12)	88 (11)
Do something else	38 (5)	38 (5)	32 (4)	25 (3)
Do not know	8 (1)	8 (1)	4 (1)	3 (0)