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.
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.
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:
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) (e.g. '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.
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