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How to recognize a stroke
« on: October 23, 2007, 07:42:52 PM »
Sent to me by a cousin, I felt this was worth of passing on.  I would also suggest to anybody that reads it, they copy past it into an email and forward to friends.

New Sign of a  Stroke -- Stick out Your Tongue
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.. Please read:

STROKE  IDENTIFICATION:

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.

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 ,
that  is also an indication of a stroke.

If  he or she has trouble with ANY  ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately
and describe thesymptoms to the  dispatcher.

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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