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STROKE: Remember
The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R.
A 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' lives. Seriously ... Please read:
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a woman 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 -
eg. . . 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 help immediately!!
and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R.
A 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' lives. Seriously ... Please read:
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a woman 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 -
eg. . . 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 help immediately!!
and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
