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(Message started by: joke ten dam on Oct 28^th, 2005, 6:23am)

Title: maybe helpful to know
Post by joke ten dam on Oct 28^th, 2005, 6:23am

[smiley=huh.gif] Perhaps this is good to know......

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.

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

The warning signs of a stroke are:
Sudden numbness or weakness of the face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of the body.
Sudden confusion, trouble speaking, or understanding.
Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.

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.

BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE, you
could save their lives.

Let your friends know.......

Title: Re: maybe helpful to know
Post by unsolved1 on Oct 28^th, 2005, 7:31am

on 10/28/05 at 06:23:18, joke ten dam wrote:

[smiley=huh.gif] 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.

It's good that you are passing this along, but I don't agree with the above statement. My father passed away from a stroke in less than 20 minutes :'(

UNsolved

Title: Re: maybe helpful to know
Post by joke ten dam on Oct 30^th, 2005, 2:23pm

I am sorry to hear this.

Title: Re: maybe helpful to know
Post by Gator on Oct 30^th, 2005, 2:40pm

This is one of the few "important" internet messages that actually gives some good information.

You can go here to read more about it:

http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp

Title: Re: maybe helpful to know
Post by Karla on Oct 31^st, 2005, 2:26pm

thank you for sharing this information.