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March 21, 2008

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Important Article - Pls

pass it on...

You could save a

life.

STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters... S.T.R .

My 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.

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a party, a

friend 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 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 us 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

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 * = 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 or 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

1. Ask the person to

'stick' out their tongue.

2. 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

everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at

least one life will be saved.

….and it could

be your own…..

PASS THIS ON….

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