[best_buddies] FW : Always Remember S .T.R ...

From: Karthik V <karthik_vaithy@xxxxxxxxx>
To: best_buddies@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2008 02:31:46 -0700 (PDT)
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R . 
   
  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. 
   
   
  Kind regards,
  Karthik V
  Rolta Coimbatore
  +919442164430
  
 
       

  
   
               
          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:
   
  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 your own?.. 
    
  
                      




















       
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