Thought this was interesting and worth passing on. FYI
this comes from the Harford County Emergency Services Sometimes symptoms o!
f 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. If he or she has trouble with any of
these tasks, call 9-1-1
immediatelyand 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
the general public to learn
the 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 the stroke and prevent brain
damage. A cardiologist says if ev!
eryone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10
people, you can bet that at
least one life will be saved. Tell as many
people as possible about this. It
could save their lives!
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