I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION
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.
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.
I have done my part....will you?
Umm, better check your info. Completely untrue. But nice scare tactic.
ReplyDeleteAt least you reminded me to take my BP medecine. That is a fact. Thanks, Joe.
ReplyDeleteUm 10:37, not so fast. A check at Snopes.com reveals that this information is indeed true.
ReplyDeleteClick here for the Snopes explanation.
This IS true! My last surgery was because of a blockage in my neck. At least 4 times during the night, the Nurse came in and made me to all of those things to make sure that I had not suffered a stroke.
ReplyDeleteI was like...stick my tongue out? She said yes...it is now a part of the follow up with a possible stroke.
Put a sack of ice on my head right after you have called 911, and open the door, please.
ReplyDeleteI found after a quick Google search that there is sufficient information to determine
ReplyDeletethat this information is valid.
I found the following post's from my Google search:
The article was originally published in the following journal on the following date.
>>> Published in Journal Watch Neurology April 25, 2001
>>> Covering Cerebrovasc Dis 2000 Nov; 10:462-465.
There is a posting related to this on the following government website:
>>> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/11070377