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 *

[B

]Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out

today.)[/B]





[COLOR=black][

/COLOR]R *

[B

]Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH

ARMS.
[/B]
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!