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Please have
a look.......This 5 min may save a life and lots of tears.....
You could save a life.
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.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she
assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of
her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)
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 party . 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...
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
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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
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 * = TALK. Ask
the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg '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 the
ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
NOTE : Another
'sign' of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one
side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
A prominent 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.
and it could be anybody..
PASS THIS ONE.
Thanks & God bless everyone
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