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STROKE: Remember The 1st Three
Letters... S.T..R ...
My friend sent this to me ...and
encouraged me to post it and spread
the word. I agree. If everyone can
remember something this simple, we
could save some folks.
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 with us today.
Some don't die. They end up in a
helpless, hopeless condition instead. It
only takes a minute to read this...
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 status shares
it; you can bet that at least one life will
be saved.