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STROKE IDENTIFICATION
STROKE:
Remember The 1st Three Letters:
S.T.R.
My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me
to post it and spread the word. I agree.
If everyone can remember something this
simple, we could save some folks.
Seriously..
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a
little fall - she assured everyone that she
was fine (they offered to call paramedics)
.....she said she had just tripped over a
brick because of her new shoes.
They got her cleaned up and got her a new
plate of food. While she appeared a bit
shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying
herself the rest of the evening
Ingrid's husband called later telling
everyone that his wife had been taken to the
hospital - (at 6:00 PM Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had
they known how to identify the signs of a
stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us
today. Some don't die.... They end up in a
helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a
stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally
reverse the effects of a stroke... Totally.
He said the trick was getting a stroke
recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the
patient medically cared for within 3 hours,
which is tough. RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3'
steps, STR. Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult
to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of
awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim
may suffer severe brain damage when people
nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a
stroke
.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a
stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *
Ask the individual To SMILE.
T *
Ask the person To TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE
SENTENCE
(Coherently) (I.e. It is
sunny out today)
R *
Ask him or Her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of
these tasks,
call 999/911 immediately and
describe the symptoms
to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke : Stick out Your
Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this:
Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue..
If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to
one side or the other.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets
this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can
bet that at least one life will be saved.
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