the main way that EMT will test for stroke is to ask the person
to squeeze our fingers with their hands..and to assess if there
is equal strength in both of their hands.
(we often cross our hands when dong this test, so
that our left hand fingers will be iin the patient's left hand .)

A stroke can be caused by hemmhorage(sp?) --EXTRA blood in the brain,
or clot/blockage...not enough blood (oxygen) to the brain.

diabetics often will have a "fruity" or acetone smell to their breath.
Some cases have shown that people with this condition have been
assumed to be drunk and put in jail...where they have died from
diabetic complications. There are 2 types of diabetis
hyper glycemia and hypo glycemia...it is a condition where the body
cannot absorb or "pass" sugar...the balance between insulin and sugar
is the defining factor.