[Hallb-engineering] Fwd: Health tip
Doug Tilles
tilles at jlab.org
Fri Nov 11 11:12:02 EST 2011
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Subject: Health tip
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2011 10:13:22 -0500
From: Walter Kellner <kellner at jlab.org>
To: undisclosed-recipients:;
*Subject:* Health tip
Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator...
... the Tongue
I will continue to forward this every time it comes
around!*
If everyone can remember something this simple, we
could save some folks..**
Seriously..
Please read:
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) .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, 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.
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.*
*
STROKE:*Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
Four letters...S.T.R.O.*
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by
asking three simple questions:**
S **Ask the individual to SMILE.*
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 *O*UT* 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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