STROKES!-- You can help! (article) by ROCK-Salt! Art Proctor on AuthorsDen

Important simple information, that may save a life, or prevent permanent damage. STROKES GOOD TO KNOW----Better to REMEMBER! STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters............S--T--R ask them to SMILE, TALK (speak, a sentence or nursery rhyme), and RAISE their arms, over their heads. >>A 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. Cardiologists, agree, that if enough people are made aware of these simple rules of thumb, then many lives WILL be saved, I believe that, and am posting this, in hopes it will be read by many, and remembered when it counts, ROCK-Salt!

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