Hoax. check urban-legends.com cyas! -L Quoting ogrefoot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
> > > > > > Bob, > > > > can't verify the veracity of the message below, but i found it on the net > > > > begin quote > > ==================== > > From a reliable Chinese medical practitioner: > > > > When stroke strikes, the capillaries in the brain will > > gradually burst. When a stroke occurs, stay calm. No > > matter where the victim is, do not move him/her. > > Because, if moved, the capillaries will burst. > > > > Help the victim to sit up where he is to prevent him > > from falling over again, and then the bloodletting can > > begin. If you have in your home an injection syringe, > > that would be the best, otherwise, a sewing needle or > > a straight pin will do. Place the needle/pin over fire > > to sterilize it, and then use it to prick the tip of > > all 10 fingers. There are no specific acupuncture > > points, just prick about a mm from the fingernail. > > Prick till blood comes out. If blood does not start to > > drip, then squeeze with your fingers. When all 10 > > digits is bleeding, wait a few > > minutes then the victim will regain consciousness. > > > > If the victim's mouth is crooked, then pull on his > > ears until they are red. Then prick each ear lobe > > twice until two drops of blood comes from each ear > > lobe. > > > > After a few minutes the victim should regain > > consciousness. Wait till the victim regain his normal > > state without any abnormal symptoms then take him > > to the hospital, otherwise, if he was taken in the > > ambulance in a hurry to the hospital, the bumpy trip > > will cause all the capillaries in his brain to burst. > > > > If he could save his life, barely managing to walk, > > then it is by the grace of his ancestors. > > > > I learned about letting blood to save life from > > Chinese traditional doctor Ha Bu-Ting who lives in > > Sun-Juke. Furthermore, I had practical experience > > with it. Therefore I can say this method is 100% > > effective. > > > > In 1979, I was teaching in Fung-Gaap College in > > Tai-Chung. One afternoon I was teaching class when > > another teacher came running to my classroom and > > said in panting, "Mr. Liu, come quick, our supervisor > > has had a stroke!" I immediately went to the 3rd > > floor. When I saw our supervisor, Mr.Chen > > Fu-Tien, his color was off, his speech was slurred, > > his mouth was crooked--all the symptoms of a stroke. > > > > I immediately asked one of the practicum students to > > go to the pharmacy outside the school to buy a > > syringe, which I used to prick Mr. Chen's 10 > > fingers tips. When all 10 fingers were bleeding (each > > with a pea-sized drop of blood), after a few minutes, > > Mr. Chen's face regained its color and his eyes' > > spirit returned, too. > > > > But his mouth was still crooked. So I pulled on his > > ears to fill them with blood. When his ears became > > red, I pricked his right earlobe twice to let > > out 2 drops of blood. When both earlobes had two drops > > of blood each, a miracle happened. Within 3-5 minutes > > the shape of his mouth returned to normal and his > > speech became clear. > > > > We let him rest for a while and have a cup of hot tea, > > then we helped him go down the stairs, drove him to > > Wei-Wah Hospital. He rested one night and was > > released the next day to return to school to > > teach.Everything worked normally. There were no ill > > after-effects. > > > > On the other hand, the usual stroke victim usually > > suffers irreparable bursting of the brain capillaries > > on the way to the hospital. As a result, these victims > > never recover. Therefore stroke is the no. 2 cause of > > death. The lucky ones will stay alive but remain > > paralyzed for life. > > > > It is such a horrible thing to happen in one's life. > > If we can all remember this bloodletting method and > > start the life-saving process immediately, in > > a short time, the victim will be revived and regain > > 100% normality. > > > > We hope you can tell others about this first aid > > method. By doing so, stroke may be removed from the > > list of major causes of death. > > ==================== > > end quote > > > > who knows, a few pin pricks won't kill either > > > > On Wed, 9 Mar 2005 12:13:00 -0800 (PST), bobby villanueva > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >� > > >� > > >� > > >� > > >� > > >� > > >� > > > > > >� > > > > > > > > > > > Susie is recuperating at an incredible pace for someone who had a > > > massive > > > > > > > > stroke - all because Sherry saw Susie stumble - -(that is the key that > > > > isn't mentioned below) - and she then asked Susie the 3 questions. So > > > > simple - - this literally saved Susie's life - - > > > > I had received this informative e-mail the week Susie had her stroke. > > > > Susie failed all three questions, and I called 911. Even though Susie > > > > had normal blood pressure readings and it did not appear to be a stroke, > > > > as > > > > she could converse to some extent with the Paramedics they took her to > > > the > > > > > > > > > > > > hospital right away. I thank God for the sense to remember the 3 steps! > > > > > > > > > > > > Read the following and learn how to help recognize a possible stroke > > > > victim! > > > > > > > > > > > > SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO KNOW. IS IT A STROKE? > > > > > > > > > > > > Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. > > > > Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim > > > > may suffer 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: > > > > > > > > > > > > *Ask the individual to SMILE. > > > > > > > > > > > > *Ask him / her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. > > > > > > > > > > > > *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. > > > > > > > > > > > > If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately > > > > and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. > > > > > > > > > > > > After discovering that a group of non medical volunteers could identify > > > > facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the > > > > general public to learn the three questions. They presented their > > > > conclusions at the American Stroke Association's annual meeting last > > > > February. 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