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A dear friend of mine just had a mild stroke
about two weeks ago. She had driven to the
garage to have her car worked on. She tried to
talk to the mechanic and she could not speak.
She did not know anything was wrong until this
happened. They took her right to the hospital
and she has since made a full recovery.
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:
1. Ask the individual to smile.
2. Ask him or her to raise both arms.
3. Ask the person to speak a simple
sentence. Or ask the person to 'stick' out
his/her tongue...if their tongue is NOT
'straight' but goes off to one side that is
another indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with any of these
tasks, call hospital 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. Widespread use of this test could
result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the
stroke and prevent brain damage.
A
cardiologist says if everyone who gets this
message sends it to 10 people, you can bet that at
least one life will be saved .
Tell as many people as possible about this. It
could
be a means to
save their lives!
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