Recognizing a Stroke - The "3 Steps" - Save a Life
Hello Sawatdee Friends,
A good friend of mine, who also is a visitor to this forum, sent me this life saving informative email.
I am pleased to share it with you in the hopes it may save a life!
:cheers: My thanks to my friend for sharing this life saving info with me!!
TravelerJim
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Subject: Re: Recognizing Signs of Stroke
Knowledge we all need to remember. You never know when it will come in handy............
This is great life saving information!
STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters...
S T R
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a 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. 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
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 . 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 the 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 for EMERGENCY HELP (9-1-1 in USA) or call a HOSPITAL phone number in your area immediately and describe the symptoms to the Emergency Dispatcher or Emergency Room Operator.
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.
Re: Recognizing a Stroke - The "3 Steps" - Save a
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Originally Posted by travelerjim
Hello Sawatdee Friends,
A good friend of mine, who also is a visitor to this forum, sent me this life saving informative email.
I am pleased to share it with you in the hopes it may save a life!
:cheers: My thanks to my friend for sharing this life saving info with me!! ...
Travelerjim, as the life it might save might be mine, many thanks for sharing this information!
Simplifying things ... don't have one in the first place
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Originally Posted by travelerjim
" ... During a BBQ . . . . She had suffered a stroke ...."
There's the REAL problem. BBQ's are killers.
Cheers ...