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Stroke Recognition (serious)

Dear Friends-

My parents had dinner this summer with a dear friend. During the BBQ their

friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine

(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. At 3:00 am my mother received a call from

Ingrid's husband telling her 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.

It only takes a minute to read this-

Recognizing a Stroke

----- 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 getting to the patient within 3 hours

which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the " 3 " steps.

Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.

Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may

suffer 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:

1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.

2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE

(Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today)

If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and

describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial

weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public

to learn the three questions. They presented their conclusions at the American

Stroke Association's

annual meeting last February. Widespread use of this test could result in

prompt

diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.

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.

BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE,

you could save their lives.