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gabriel
Love and ferrets and pretending to be a writer.

2006-01-29 10:06 AM
Save a life - learn to recognize a stroke

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pretty good, slept late.

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The ferrets are: still asleep, which is a little bit odd. Sally drank some of my tea a few days ago. I suppose I mentioned that on here. One of them (I suspect Sally) took my glasses and chewed one of the nose pieces in half.
Weather: rainy
Reading: September issue of Analog
Knitting: a baby blanket - a very wild one, being a patchwork of red, purple and vibrant blue yarn, done in squares, rectangles and "L" shapes of various stripes and configurations.

I didn't write this article, and don't know who did - I just wanted to pass it along to anyone who might be wandering through Journalscape and happen to read it. It could turn out to be very valuable to one of their friends. (I have sent it to as many people on my e-mail list as I thought would read it.)

Subject: RECOGNIZING A STROKE - save a life

STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a barbecue a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and 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 beentaken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the barbecue - had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.

It only takes a minute to read this-

Recognizing a Stroke

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 getting to the patient within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read and learn! 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 (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today).

If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks,call 9-1-1 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 e-mailsends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved. BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE, you could save their lives.

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