STROKE IDENTIFICATION:

   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. 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! y.
   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

   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! . to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
   (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today)

   R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

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

   If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 9-1-1
   immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

   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.


   Robin Lamar



So I would not be too hard on yourselves.  This is good info to know and
to pass along, but getting Ingrid to a hospital sooner may have made all
the difference, but maybe not.

Hope to see you again soon,

Dave Leonard, MD


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