Hi, everyone. Many of you may have seen this or something like it before,
but I figure that it bears repeating every once in a while. Devon.
Subject: Re: identifying a stroke
YOU COULD SAVE A LIFE BY KNOWING AND PASSING ON THIS SIMPLE INFORMATION.
Stroke has a new indicator! They say if you forward this to ten
people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this
along? Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue.
During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she
assured everyone that she was fine and 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.
IDENTIFYING 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. Chicken Soup)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call
emergency number immediately 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 their 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 said that if everyone who gets this message shared
it with 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
I have done my part. Will you?
