RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Bob is recovering at an incredible pace for someone who suffered a massive stroke. All because Ralph saw Bob stumble; that is the key that isn't mentioned below. Then he asked Bob to do three easy tasks. This literally saved
Bob’s life!
Even though Bob had normal blood pressure, and did not appear to be having a stroke, he failed all three things so Ralph called 911. The Paramedics arrived and though Bob could converse with them, they sped him to the hospital.
Thank God for the sense to remember the 3 simple tasks to ask!
I urge you to learn the following things to ask a person you may suspect is having a stroke.
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Not being able to recognize these can be disastrous. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize these symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say that a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
- Ask the individual to SMILE.
- Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
- Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (coherently). (For example, "It is sunny out today.")
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 911 immediately describing these symptoms to the dispatcher.
After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial and arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn these 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 stroke preventing brain damage.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets reads this can tell 10 other people, you can bet that someone’s life may be saved.
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This informative story was sent to us anonymously so we urge you to check this out with your Doctor. We make no claim to the accuracy and /or medical prevalence. However, upon further investigation I have found a link that generally supports the above story that was written by medical author, Dr. Melissa Conrad Stoppler, MD and can be found by clicking here.
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