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You could Save a Life

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Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 18:43

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JoeBonanno

You could save a life.

During a party, Ingrid stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call an ambulance)

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 her family today.

Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead. 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

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:-

Remember STR (first three letter of STROKE) .

S = Ask the individual to SMILE .
T = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg "It is sunny out today").
R = Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .

If he/she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call the ambulance and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

NOTE : Another 'sign' of a stroke is:-
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.

A prominent cardiologist says if this article reached to 10 people, it can at least save life will be saved.

Posted: Fri Apr 16, 2010 23:08

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SaM

wow...
thanks for the really helpful info

keep it up Joe

Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 05:14

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cyberartist

thanks for this Joe...

Posted: Sat Apr 17, 2010 09:16

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sam_code4u

thank you very much