pass it on about stroke

[jivan gill]

 Hi All,
>
> Read this and pass it on -- About Strokes - You
> could save a life
>
> Susil
>
>
>
>     STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R.
>
> My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post
> it and spread the
> word. I agree. If everyone can remember something
> this simple, we
> could
> save some folks. Seriously.. Please read:
>
> 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) and 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 6:00pm , 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 to SPEAK A SIMPLE 
> SENTENCE (Coherently)
> (i.e. . . It is sunny out today).
> R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .
>
> NOTE : Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the
> person to 'stick'
> out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it
> goes to one side
> or
> the other that is also an indication of a stroke. If
> he or she has
> trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call  000
> immediately!! and
> describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
>
> 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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