New Stroke Indicator ...

IF THIS SAVES ONE LIFE IT WILL BE WORTH IT.

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Blood Clots / Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator,  the Tongue.

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters...
S. T. R.        SMILE / TALK / RAISE BOTH ARMS

STROKE IDENTIFICATION: During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) ...she said she had 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, Jane went about  enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
 
Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his  wife had been taken to the hospital ... (at 6:00 PM  Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ.

Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane 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 astroke...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.

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to  identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spellsdisaster. 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 and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
        (i.e. Chicken Soup)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

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

New Sign of a Stroke ---  Stick out Your Tongue!

NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this:

Ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue.

If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or  the other that is also an indication of a stroke.

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