Stroke Identification

They say  if you email this to ten people, you stand a  chance of saving at least one life.

Will  you send this along? Blood Clots/Stroke – They  Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the  Tongue

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 numberimmediately 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.

Hopefully more than 10 might read this!
I  have done my part. Will you?