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Stroke has a new
indicator:
They say if you e-mail this to ten people, you
stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along? Blood
Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a woman 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, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken
to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke
at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps
Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless,
hopeless condition instead.
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.
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 emergency number
immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke :
Stick out Your Tongue
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 shares it with 10 people;
you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
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