Post by misilon on Feb 25, 2008 12:05:54 GMT 12
> 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.
>
> If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these
> tasks, call 111
> 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 ,
> that is also an indication of a stroke.
>
> 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.
>
>
>
> 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 111
> 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 ,
> that is also an indication of a stroke.
>
> 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.
>
>