FWD: STROKE SIGNS -- with one new addition!]

READ & REMEMBER

STROKE: Remember the 1st three letters of the word stroke... S.T.R.


STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
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.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S * Ask the individual to SMILE .

(If the smile is lopsided, a stroke is likely to have occurred.)

T * Ask the person to TALK to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
(If the speech is slurred, a stroke is likely to have occurred.)
(Coherently) (i.e. It is sunny out today)

R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
(If he or she cannot raise one arm, a stroke is likely to have occured.)

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

Ask the person to 'stick' out their tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke. If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately !! and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher. !

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.