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I verified this with
http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp
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This
might be a lifesaver if you can remember the following advice, sent by a nurse,
whose husband is a medical doctor.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. A stroke victim may
suffer permanent brain damage when people fail to recognize what's happening.
Now, doctors say any bystander can recognize a stroke, simply by asking three
questions:
· ask the individual to smile.
· ask him or 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 911 immediately, and describe the
symptoms to the dispatcher. Researchers are urging the general public to learn
to ask these three questions quickly, to someone they suspect of having a
stroke. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and
treatment of a stroke, and prevent permanent brain damage.
[Note from Ed: In the last several years, medicine has
become available that can minimize the damage from a stroke – if administered
quickly. If you see signs of a
stroke, call 911 quickly – it might make a difference between a long life as an
invalid or brain damaged (or death) versus a long, healthy life.]
You may want to pass this along.
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