Stroke Information

[Cypresskilla]

I just wanted to add this hoping it will help someone in the future.


STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.... S.T.R.






My nurse friend sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree.

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 .


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 999/911 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.

[eina15]

Great post; even if most of us never have to use this information, its great to have on hand "in case".

I'll be passing this along to family -

[Donmega]

As good as google is, this is good to have posted here. My grandpa went through hell after his many strokes, we noticed a lot of the symptoms above but like many it was caught a bit too late so it did permanently affect him in many ways. The one thing that stuck out was that his short term memory was lost but his long term was still there.

GOOD POST, should be a permanent sticky.

[4wheeldrift]

Excellent info that everyone should know about. If you think you or someone you know is having a stroke, don't mess around. Call 911 and get to a hospital immediately. The faster they administer those clot busting drugs the less likely there is to be lasting damage.

[95EG6P]

Great info. I got this as a email 6 months ago. TTT