Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 Health - Recognizing a stroke!Maybe you are in perfect Health to bother about this. But then, you mayhave an opportunity to save a family member, friend or stranger.During a outdoor dinner at a seaside resort near Chennai, a friendstumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fineand just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got hercleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bitshaken up, Lakshmi (name changed) went about enjoying herself the rest ofthe evening.Her husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken tothe hospital - at 9:00 pm, she passed away. She had suffered a stroke atthe dinner- had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhapsLakshmi would be alive today.It only takes a minute to read this: Aneurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours hecan totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trickwas getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting tothe patient within 3 hours which is tough. There is nothing more lifesaving than getting the patient to the hospital in the FIRST ONE HOUR! TheGolden Hour it is now known as to Doctors and emergency attendents alike! -------------------------------------- Eveready Industries India Ltd, , India Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 10, 2006 Report Share Posted January 10, 2006 sending again as earlier msg was partial.error regretted. Health - Recognizing a stroke!Maybe you are in perfect Health to bother about this. But then, you mayhave an opportunity to save a family member, friend or stranger.During a outdoor dinner at a seaside resort near Chennai, a friendstumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fineand just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got hercleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bitshaken up, Lakshmi (name changed) went about enjoying herself the rest ofthe evening.Her husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken tothe hospital - at 9:00 pm, she passed away. She had suffered a stroke atthe dinner- had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhapsLakshmi would be alive today.It only takes a minute to read this: Aneurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours hecan totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trickwas getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting tothe patient within 3 hours which is tough. There is nothing more lifesaving than getting the patient to the hospital in the FIRST ONE HOUR! TheGolden Hour it is now known as to Doctors and emergency attendents alike!RECOGNIZING A STROKERemember the "3" steps. Read and Learn!Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.Unfortunately, thelack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer braindamage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.Nowdoctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simplequestions: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) ( e.g. . . It issunny out today).If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call emergencyimmediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identifyfacial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems,researchers urged thegeneral public to learn the three questions. Widespread use of this testcould result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and preventbrain damage.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, youcould save their lives. useful.. Health - Recognizing a stroke!Maybe you are in perfect Health to bother about this. But then, you mayhave an opportunity to save a family member, friend or stranger.During a outdoor dinner at a seaside resort near Chennai, a friendstumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fineand just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got hercleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bitshaken up, Lakshmi (name changed) went about enjoying herself the rest ofthe evening.Her husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken tothe hospital - at 9:00 pm, she passed away. She had suffered a stroke atthe dinner- had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhapsLakshmi would be alive today.It only takes a minute to read this: Aneurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours hecan totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trickwas getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed and getting tothe patient within 3 hours which is tough. There is nothing more lifesaving than getting the patient to the hospital in the FIRST ONE HOUR! TheGolden Hour it is now known as to Doctors and emergency attendents alike! --------------------------------------Eveready Industries India Ltd, , India -------------------------------------- Eveready Industries India Ltd, , India Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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