Ref: CHB/Flash/2006/15 Date: May 26, 2006
CHB NEWS FLASH
You can survive a stroke!
STROKE
IDENTIFICATION:
During a party, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured
everyone that she was fine and that there was no need to call the
paramedics. She said she just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
We got her cleaned up and got her a fresh plate of food even though she
appeared a bit shaken up. Ingrid (her name) went about enjoying herself the
rest of the afternoon. Later in the evening after the party, Ingrid's
husband called to say that this wife had been taken to hospital and had
passed away. She had apparently suffered a stroke at the party. Had we known
how to identify strokes, perhaps Ingrid would have been with us today. Some
stroke victims don't die; they instead end up in a helpless and hopeless
condition.
It
will only take
you
a minutes
to
read
this ...
A neurologist
says that if he can get to a stroke victim within three hours he can totally
reverse the effects of a stroke ... totally. The trick is having a stroke
recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient medically cared for
within three hours of the attack, which sometimes may seem tough.
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*Ask the individual to
SMILE.
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*Ask the person to
TALK,
to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently, i.e. It is sunny out there today)
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*Ask him or her to
RAISE
BOTH ARMS.
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.
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