Subject: Stroke has a new indicator!
- 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
- I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!
- 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.
- 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 emergency number 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.
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