* 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.... * --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "English Learner's Cafe" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/english_learners?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
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