STROKE: Remember The
1st Three Letters...
RECOGNIZING A STROKE:
Remember the "3" steps.
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.
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