[Fot] How to determine if someone has had a stroke

[Kramer, Robert]

Sorry to bomb the list with this but I'm at the track with a bunch of old guys
and I feel its appropriate within our crowd. None of us are getting any
younger, this may save a life if you know it.
Bob K

Subject: FW: This is Good Information to Have

B lood  Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator,  the Tongue
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I  will continue to forward this every time it  comes around!


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


STROKE  IDENTIFICATION:


During a BBQ, a woman 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, 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.


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
numberimmediately  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.
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