Blood Clots & Stroke, STROKE IDENTIFICATION

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STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters...... STR

My friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word.

If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously! It only takes a minute to read this...


STROKE 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 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 (Ex: 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.

If you send this e-mail to 10 people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

If you send this e-mail to 10 people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

I have done my part. Will you?
Thank you.

[Tera_Chehra]

Good Info;