STROKE SYMPTOMS

.STROKE:Remember  the



1st Three Letters....S.T.R.


My  nurse friend sent this

and encouraged me to post

it and  spread the word.


I agree.



If everyone can  remember

something this simple, we

could save some  folks.


Seriously..



Please read:



STROKE  IDENTIFICATION:



During a BBQ, a friend

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, 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 6:00 pm

Ingrid passed away.) She

had suffered a stroke  at the

 BBQ. 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...



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.


 

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