You Could Save a Life...

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Please have a look....This 5 min may save a life and lots of tears.....

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 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 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..PLEASE..... PASS THIS ONE-- Trust God with your everything....Eswarachandra Vidyasagar...