Stroke Detection

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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.
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> 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)
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> 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.
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> Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
> It only takes a minute to read this...
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> 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.
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> RECOGNIZING A STROKE
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> 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 :
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> 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 .
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> If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the
> ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> and it could be your own..
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