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STROKE: Remember The 1st Three
Letters.... S.T.R.
 My
nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the
word. I agree.
If everyone can remember something this
simple, we could save some folks. Seriously...
Please read:
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a barbeque, a friend
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, 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 6:00 pm Ingrid passed
away.) She had suffered a stroke at the barbeque. 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 and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (e.g. "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 911
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
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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