[BITList] Good Info - Stroke has a new indicator

[franka]

>     *Stroke has a new indicator*They say if you e.mail this to ten
>     people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this
>     along?*B*lood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the
>     Tongue
>
>
>
>     *STROKE: *Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R.
>
>     *STROKE IDENTIFICATION:*
>
>     *During a BBQ, a woman 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, Jane went about enjoying herself the
>     rest of the evening.
>
>     Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had
>     been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She
>     had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify
>     the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane 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.
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>     *T **Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
>
>     (I.e. 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
>     emergency number_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.
>
>     A 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.
>
>     *I have done my part. Will you?*
>
>





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