UseFul but the imporatant one

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Steps

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a party, 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
party. 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...


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 STR OKE
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: 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 emergency
services immediately and describe the symptoms. This is URGENT