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!
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:
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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