[COLOR=black][FONT=Calibri]INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW…[/COLOR][/FONT]
[COLOR=navy][FONT=Arial]B[/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial]lood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue[/FONT]
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I will continue to forward this every time it comes around![/FONT][FONT=Arial]
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STROKE:[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana]Remember the 1st Three Letters…[/FONT][COLOR=navy][FONT=Verdana]S.T.R.[/COLOR][/FONT][FONT=Arial]
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STROKE IDENTIFICATION
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:[/B][/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Verdana][B]
S *[/B][/FONT][/B][FONT=Verdana]Ask the individual to SMILE.[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]T *[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)[/FONT]
[FONT=Verdana]R *[/FONT][FONT=Verdana]Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.[/FONT][B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][B]
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency numberimmediatelyand describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/B][B][FONT=Tahoma][B]
New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue[/B][/FONT][/B][B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana][B]
NOTE: Another ‘sign’ of a stroke is this: Ask the person to ‘stick’ out his tongue… If the tongue is ‘crooked’, if it goes to one side or the other[/B][/COLOR][/FONT][/B][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana],[/COLOR][/FONT][COLOR=blue][FONT=Verdana]that is also an indication of a stroke.[/COLOR][/FONT]