[Rhodes22-list] Fwd: New Sign of a StrokeâStick out Your Tongue.

[Ellner]

>
>
>
>Subject: New Sign of a Stroke Stick out Your Tongue.
>?
>STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters.. S.T.R.
>[]
>
>
>My friend sent this to me 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) 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 been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm , 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
>
>  Have      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 to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE(Coherently) 
>(i.e. It is sunny out today)
>
>R * 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. If he or she has trouble with
>
>ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately !! and describe the
>
>symptoms to the dispatcher.
>
>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.
>
>
>
>?
>?
><http://www.incredimail.com/index.asp?id=101377>
>[]
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 4b35e06e.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 14790 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20070705/ab007e0b/attachment.jpg 
-------------- next part --------------
A non-text attachment was scrubbed...
Name: 4b35e149.jpg
Type: image/jpeg
Size: 14790 bytes
Desc: not available
Url : http://www.rhodes22.org/pipermail/rhodes22-list/attachments/20070705/ab007e0b/attachment-0001.jpg