Recognising Heart Stroke - You Could Save a Life

[neonlyte]

I'm not keen on doing these 'mass message' things but this one makes a good deal of sense.

You could save a life.

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

STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. (they offered to call ambulance)

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
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* = SMILE Ask the individual to SMILE.
T* = TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (eg " 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 999 (112) immediately!! and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

NOTE : Another 'sign' of a stroke is
1. Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue.
2. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

A prominent 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.
... and it could be your own.

PASS THIS ON

 

[SensualCealy]

Thank you!!

I would never have known any of that info if I hadnt read your post.

With aging parents, that info Im sure will be handy some day.

C

 

[Jenny_Jackson]

Just a point - Heart Stroke.

A heart attack and a stroke are two entirely different things. What this article is referring too is a Stroke, which is caused by a clot or other obstruction of the blood flow to the brain. The National Stroke Association actually refers to this as a "Brain Attack".

The article is correct. If a stroke is recognized and drugs administered within three hours, recovery is fast, uneventful and total.

 

[TheeGoatPig]

Good to know this. I will try to remember this for as long as I live. You neven know when it will come in handy.

 

[lloyd_5]

Jenny, quite correct as usual, but doesn't roughly the same advice apply for any other kind of thrombosis.

That's why fibrulators are available on planesand suchlike.

Neon, thanks for the post. I will certainly learn and pass on.

 

[neonlyte]

Just a point - Heart Stroke.

A heart attack and a stroke are two entirely different things. What this article is referring too is a Stroke, which is caused by a clot or other obstruction of the blood flow to the brain. The National Stroke Association actually refers to this as a "Brain Attack".

The article is correct. If a stroke is recognized and drugs administered within three hours, recovery is fast, uneventful and total.

Yeh... I didn't want to put just 'stroke' in case readers thought it was about sex

 

[R. Richard]

In addition to speaking a simple semtemce, it is also useful to hold up a few fingers and ask the person to tell you how many. The sentence thing might be just something blurted out. The count actually requires some small mental activity.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Can I give it a bump?

Think a lot of people should read this.

 

[gauchecritic]

There are a couple of physical effects if it is a severe stroke, usually on the left side (your blood pumps up the right side first) and these can include, dribbling from the corner of the mouth, pinpoint or uneven pupils and 'feeling faint'.

The pupil one is easiest to spot and most indicative.

By the way Cealy, age is no barrier to strokes.

 

[cantdog]

Strokes are to fear, man. You do not want one. Tell everyone this shit. Just sayin.

 

[elfin_odalisque]

Just a bump, because more people need to read this.

 

[neonlyte]

Just a bump, because more people need to read this.

Thank You - negligent of me to let it slip.

 

[john-the-author]

I have a friend from high school who died at the age of 28 of a couple strokes. Age is *no* barrier on this one.

I always liked "FAST" as the mnemonic, but it really comes to the same thing:

Face -- is there drooping, dribbling, one side acting differently the other?
Arms -- raise the arms above the head. A stroke will frequently impair motor function and you can't move one side, or as easily. (Fist clenching can show this, too.)
Speech -- can they speak clearly, coherently, understandably?
Telephone -- call 911 immediately! (Kinda obvious, but a mnemonic's a mnemonic... )

This is darned good information and I'm glad to see it posted here. Strokes happen.

Thanks, Neonlyte

 

[neonlyte]

I have a friend from high school who died at the age of 28 of a couple strokes. Age is *no* barrier on this one.

I always liked "FAST" as the mnemonic, but it really comes to the same thing:

Face -- is there drooping, dribbling, one side acting differently the other?
Arms -- raise the arms above the head. A stroke will frequently impair motor function and you can't move one side, or as easily. (Fist clenching can show this, too.)
Speech -- can they speak clearly, coherently, understandably?
Telephone -- call 911 immediately! (Kinda obvious, but a mnemonic's a mnemonic... )

This is darned good information and I'm glad to see it posted here. Strokes happen.

Thanks, Neonlyte

I think FAST is easier to remember. Hardly matters which one uses as long as one is used

Thanks for your thanks.