STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.. S.T.R.

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Posted by Grace@Ladder () (Ranked 3 on Cribbage (The Gamer Shack) Ladder) on May 08, 2007 at 21:56:12:

My 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.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fin e (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

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 ask ing 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 th e 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 911 immediately !! and describe the
symptoms to the dispatcher.

A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this shares it with 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

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FUNYY: Rember the first two letters .....F.U. cindys_law1 06:06:30 5/10/07 (7)
- Cindy, There is nothing Fun nor Funny about strokes Grace 06:33:04 5/11/07 (5)
  - You are the bright one in your family, aren't you? cindys_law1 10:37:29 5/11/07 (4)
    - Re: You are the bright one in your family, aren't you? Spoiled_Brat 20:21:20 6/10/07 (1)
      - another country heard from cindys_law1 06:48:04 6/15/07 (0)
    - actually ... Grace 22:32:59 5/11/07 (1)
      - Apparently I gave you too much credit above.. cindys_law1 12:17:46 5/14/07 (0)
- That, of course would be the OTHER funny with two N's, not Y's cindys_law1 06:07:10 5/10/07 (0)

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: STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.. S.T.R. : : My 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. : STROKE IDENTIFICATION: : : During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fin e (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 : : 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 ask ing 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 th e 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 911 immediately !! and describe the : symptoms to the dispatcher. : : A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this shares it with 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

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