Useful advice...

[Josieclick]

I'm not sure if this has been on the forum or if anyone has seen this, but a friend who works in a hospital sent it to me.

Very useful advice.

Seriously.. 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 that she had 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 evening.
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.

It only takes a minute to read this...
A 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.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps, STR . 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 999 immediately and
describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

A cardiologist says if everyone who reads thisl sends
it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be
saved.

[Monsy]

I saw that a while ago and absorbed it Josie. Then some clever person discounted it, and a full scale argument took place.

If it helps someone, it's been of some good, doncha think?

[Josieclick]

I do think Monsy...my sister suffered a stroke,as has my best friend....both reasonable now but they are both still puffing away

[Rowan]

My father had a series of strokes and I don't think this advice would be in any way harmful. I did note that the doctor asked him to grip his hand (with both hands) and he wasn't able to do this equally strongly with both hands.