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This was forwarded to me.  

PLEASE PASS ON.
 
This is one of the best forwards I ever received...so please read it...Thank
you Joe

Begin forwarded message:

Good Information for strokes!
It only takes a minute to read this-

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.

Recognizing a Stroke

----- 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 an getting to the
patient within 3 hours which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps. Read and Learn!

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may
suffer 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:

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) (i.e. . It is
sunny out today) If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call
9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify
facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the
general public to learn the three questions. They presented their
conclusions at the American Stroke Asso-ciation's annual meeting last
February. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and
treatment of the stroke and prevent brain 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, you
could save their lives.

... in response to Good Information about strokes!, posted by Ricardo on Nov 9, 2005

N/T

... in response to Good Information about strokes!, posted by Ricardo on Nov 9, 2005

Good to pass this info along,Ricardo... I work in a Neuro ICU a lot,so you imagine that I often see the results of stroke in patients.. If these people are only taken to a competent ER within that time frame,they can be given Tpa,a drug which will indeed reverse the untoward effects..

... in response to Good Information about strokes!, posted by Ricardo on Nov 9, 2005

Good Info,will pass it on.