STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she
assured everyone that she was fine ( they offered to call paramedics)
and that 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, 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 6:00 pm, Ingrid passed away.)
She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. 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.

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, S.T. R. .
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. (If the smile is lopsided, a stroke
is likely to have occured.)

T * Ask the person to TALK to SPEAK A
SIMPLE SENTENCE (If the speech is slurred, a stroke is likely to have
occured.) (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today)

R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.(If he or she cannot raise one
arm, a stroke is likely to have occured.)

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to
'stick' out their tongue! If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one
side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke. If he or she
has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately and
describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

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