MOBLEYC57
02-14-2009, 08:29 AM
Just
in case ...
STROKE:
Remember the 1st
Three Letters ...
S.T.R.
STRO
KE IDENTIFICATION
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 t ough.
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 person to SMILE.
T *
Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out
today.)
[
/COLOR][COLOR=#4f4f4f]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.
[
SIZE=4]New Sign of a Stroke --- Stick out Your
Tongue
[/SIZE]
An
other '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.
If these are true ... knowledge is power!
:wave:
in case ...
STROKE:
Remember the 1st
Three Letters ...
S.T.R.
STRO
KE IDENTIFICATION
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 t ough.
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 person to SMILE.
T *
Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out
today.)
[
/COLOR][COLOR=#4f4f4f]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.
[
SIZE=4]New Sign of a Stroke --- Stick out Your
Tongue
[/SIZE]
An
other '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.
If these are true ... knowledge is power!
:wave: