STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little
fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and
just tripped over a brick because of her new
shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)
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 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the party . Had they
known how to identify the signs of a stroke,
perhaps Ingrid would be alive.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
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
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 * = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE
SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg '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 the ambulance and describe the
symptoms to the dispatcher.
NOTE : Another 'sign' of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side
or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
A prominent 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.. and it
could be your own..
Pls share.