RE: Recognising a stroke and acting immediately - 3 simple questions

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>Recognising a stroke and acting immediately - 3 simple questions

>Tue, 22 Mar 2005 15:32:24 +0530

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>RECOGNIZING A STROKE - A true story

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>Susie is recouping at an incredible pace for someone with a massive

>stroke all because Sherry saw Susie stumble - -that is the key that

>isn't mentioned below - and then she asked Susie the 3 questions. So

>simple - - this literally saved Susie's life - - Some angel sent it to

>Suzie's friend and they did just what it said to do. Suzie failed all

>three so 000 was called. Even though she had normal blood pressure

>readings and did not appear to be a stroke as she could converse to some

>extent with the Paramedics they took her to the hospital right away.

>Thank God for the sense to remember the 3 steps!

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>Read and Learn!

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>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:

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>Ask the individual to SMILE.

>Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

>Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e.. It is

>sunny out today)

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>If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 0-0-0 immediately

>and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

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>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.

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>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.

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