INFO: Stroke

STROKE:Remember  the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.   

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 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 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.   

I  have done my part. Will you?

Resource: Hazlan@respek