Stroke Warning Information Check the Tongue

2009 Special Report on Stroke; Advances in Detection and Treatment

ISBN 1879620847 2008 Special Report on Stroke; Advances in Detection and Treatment (IDENTICAL TO 2009 EDITION, 2009 is simply the Belvoir Media Group re-edition)


Blood   Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator,   the Tongue

I   will continue to forward this every time it   comes around!

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

STROKE   IDENTIFICATION:


During  a BBQ, a woman 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, Jane  went about enjoying herself the rest of the   evening

Jane's  husband called later  telling everyone that his  wife had been taken to  the hospital -
(at 6:00   pm  Jane passed away.) She had suffered a  stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the   signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane 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 emergency numberimmediately   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.