How to identify STROKE and save life.

[sunils]

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, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
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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 askingthree simple questions:

* Ask the individual to SMILE ..
T * TALK. Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLESENTENCE (Coherently) (eg 'It is sunny out today').
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .

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

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

[galaxyAbstractor]

wow this is nice to know, just in case

[tittat]

really a new info for me.....

[Smith6612]

I never knew how to identify a stroke until now. Thanks for sharing this info to me, but it's interesting on how they can cure the effects of a stroke.

[sunils]

i often receive this mail as a forward. I not sure whether it works or not. But why take chances. If one is saved from stroke, his family will be happy.

[Dazz]

Not sure about the part of 100% reversal of the effects, there are several different types of stroke so that would be a bit of an exaggeration I think.

However there is no doubt that quickly identifying a stroke victim is essential for improving the odds of a full or nearly full recovery so the tips above are still really good to know, thanks sunils.

If you are interested in knowing more and about the treatments (therapeutic hypothermia being one of them) check out this page on wikipedia, some really interesting information there ;-)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stroke#Early_assessment

[CoolFinalFan]

awesome to know...thanks very much!