STROKE Awareness: Remember the 1st Three Letters.... S. T. R.

STROKE Awareness: Remember  the 1st Three Letters.... S. T. R.  

RECOGNIZING A STROKE 

 

 

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. 

 

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. 

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. 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 emergency number immediately, describe the symptoms to the  dispatcher and/or take . 

 

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

 

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