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Signs of a Stroke

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I got this via email. It's worth a read for sure.

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Subject: FYI



This came to me the other day and I thought it was worth passing on. Some

of you may already know this and some of you may not -







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.

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 an 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.



 
Thanks for the info.

My dad had a massive stroke while driving to a shooting banquet (he's a member of several sporting/shooting clubs) last year.

He just thought it was a headache so he proceeded to the club. Luckily, one of the teams was from a paramedic squad and they recognized his symptoms when he said he wasn't feeling well. They got him to a hospital in time to save his life but his left side still doesn't work right. Luckily, brain, speech and voice came out 100%.
 
My dad had one also. It left him with a droopy mouth on the left side, but all else was okay. It just came out of nowhere. No warning signs. Hopefully the little 3 question test will help to save someone a lot of grief.
 
Doc-

The test in your original post is called the Cincinnati Stroke Test. While it is a valuable tool to detect a stroke, other signs include confusion, severe head ache, nausea, photophobia (sensitivity to light), and unequal pupil reactivity. Sound like a migrane? Many of the symptoms are the same.

Bonehead
 
While having a sever migraine I went to the hospital out patient department so they could administer the inject-able form of Imitrex for relief. They determined that I was having a coronary problem instead. Shipped me off to the emergency room by ambulance after running a EKG. When I got there, they finally gave in and called the neurologist that told them how to know the difference. Even the ER doctors sometimes don't know one from the other. Many illnesses resemble some other illness. That drunk might not be a drunk, but a person in suffering from diabetes. The symtoms and smell of breath are both the same.
 
A stroke is what killed my grandfather - or lead to his death. He was laid up in a nursing home for about 5 months. Strokes are aweful things.

Everytime I see the words "someone sent this to me in the e-mail" or something similar, I have to check out Snopes. The article on there may be an interesting read:

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