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Remember The 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
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, ]0 [0 z1 |3 G4 oA nurse sent this and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree.
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If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously.
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Please read:
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During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) . . .. she said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。6 n! n. ^) `9 W& U/ n3 M" [" f
/ w% j5 ^0 m5 H& @0 D6 \* J5.39.217.76They 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 evening.tvb now,tvbnow,bttvb- q0 w2 Q# q1 S7 i# p' _
+ R3 {5 @& i; ^; w( \Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid 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 don't die.... they end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.公仔箱論壇5 Z3 e1 `% Q5 B( A! D8 h* z" q
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It only takes a minute to read this. . ..
6 T7 I. a* Q& [5 R( O( t3 K, B5.39.217.76A 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.
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RECOGNIZING A STROKE: k; E7 k$ M9 n+ z: ~8 W, a/ ^+ s3 N
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Remember the '3' steps, STR. Read and Learn!5 L% l' O" Z. U! U9 P
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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.TVBNOW 含有熱門話題,最新最快電視,軟體,遊戲,電影,動漫及日常生活及興趣交流等資訊。- a+ ^& b( z- w% b/ @
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
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New Sign of a Stroke -- Stick out Your Tongue公仔箱論壇1 y! o5 {8 U- E: a
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