Subject: Fwd: FW: Stroke has a new indicator - IMPORTANT
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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
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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.
I
have done my part. Will you?
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