Stroke has a new indicator! They say
if you forward 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:
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. Chicken Soup)
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.
I have done my part. Will you?
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