Blood
Clots/Stroke - They
Now Have a Fourth
Indicator, the
Tongue...
STROKE: Remember
the 1st Three
Letters.... S.T.R.
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)
She said she had
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,
Jane went about
enjoying herself the
rest of the evening
Jane's
husband called later
telling everyone
that
His wife had been
taken to the
hospital -
(at 6:00 pm Jane
passed away.)
She had suffered a
stroke at the BBQ.
Had they known how
to identify the
signs of a stroke,
perhaps Jane 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
and
SPEAK A SIMPLE
SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e.
It is sunny out
today.)
R *Ask
him or her to RAISE
BOTH ARMS.
If
he or she has
trouble with ANY ONE
of these tasks,
call emergency
number immediately
and describe the
symptoms to the
dispatcher.
New
Sign of a Stroke
-------- Stick out
Your Tongue
NOTE:
Another 'sign' of a
stroke is this:
Ask the person to
'stick' out his/her
tongue...
If the tongue is
'crooked', if it
goes to one side or
the other,
that
is also an
indication of a
STROKE!!
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