From: alanb@sonic.net   
      
       
       
   Had seen this before, but not this clearly and not with the tip about   
   sticking out the tongue.  Good to remember.  Read all the way to bottom.    
       
   STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters...   
      
   STROKE IDENTIFICATION:   
   My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word,   
   I agreed. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some   
   folks. Seriously . Please read:   
   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 cleaned up and   
   got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid   
   went about enjoying herself the rest of the afternoon. Ingrid's husband   
   called later saying that his wife had been taken to the hospital and passed   
   away. She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify   
   the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some stroke   
   victims 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 three hours   
   he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke . . . Totally. He said the   
   trick was having a stroke recognized, diagnosed and then getting the patient   
   medically cared for within three hours, which is tough.   
       
   RECOGNIZING A STROKE:   
   Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps.   
   Read and Learn!   
   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.   
   T *Ask the person to TALK, to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE. (Coherently) (I.e. .   
   . 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 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 ten people,   
   you can bet at least one life will be saved.   
   Having been around several stroke victims, including my own Mother, I think   
   this is a very important test. I know for a fact it works. If the email that   
   I am forwarding saves just 1 person from the devastating effects of a   
   stroke, I will be thrilled. Since we all see a lot of people, this is good   
   to have in our brains, I think.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)