i used to fly the md80 series, it has a green light to indicate slats extended, they reduce the stalling speed by 50 knots aprox, i believe if you were able to overcome the tunel vision in such panic situation as it must be ( desbelief ) , and extend slats/flaps, lower nose to have roll authority + firewall thrust.
the deck angle is also limited to 20 deg to prevent compressor stall.