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Message: <blockquote data-quote="iaperera100" data-source="post: 66428" data-attributes="member: 3127">My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the>  word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, wecould>  save some folks. Please read:>>  STROKE IDENTIFICATION:>  During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured>  everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just>  tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleanedupand>  got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up,Ingrid>  went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband>  called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to thehospital>  - (at 6:00pm , Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at theBBQ.>  Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingridwould>  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 3hourshe>  can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said thetrick>  was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting thepatient>  medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.>>  RECOGNIZING A STROKE>  Remember the "3" steps, STR . Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a>  stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack ofawareness>  spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damagewhen>  people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.>  Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking threesimple>  questions:>>  S * Ask the individual to SMILE .>  T * Ask the person to TALK to SPEAK A SIMPLE  SENTENCE (Coherently)(eg>  "It is sunny out today").>  R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS .>>  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 orthe>  other that is also an indication of a stroke. If he or she hastrouble>  with ANY ONE of these tasks, call   000  immediately!! and describethe>  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.>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>></blockquote>

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