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Subject: Good to know
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters...
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.
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) and 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 6:00pm, 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. To
SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
(Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to
RAISE BOTH ARMS.
{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}
If he or she has trouble with ANY
ONE of these tasks, call 9-1-1
immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. 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.
Dorothy (Queen Sekayi)
Jenkins