STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters - S.T.R.


	STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters - S.T.R.

davegrif

3-16-2007 1:21 PM

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davegrif says:

Interesting piece about identify if someone might be suffering from a stroke or TIA. Please read the comments on the bottom of the BLOG entry I've included a snippet from for additional comments and suggestions.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/0c3177a5-b93c-4289-9a56-aa17a7b455b1/EA5C7FDB-B08B-4BB7-A95A-4CD14922B46F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php" href="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php" style="font-size: 11px;">toddkelley.net</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php"><H1><A accesskey="1" class="title-on-the-side" href="http://www.toddkelley.net/" set="yes">toddkelley.net</A></H1></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php"><H2 class="topmenu">February 01, 2006</H2></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php"><H3 class="title-on-the-side">STROKE: Remember The 1st Three Letters...</H3></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/toddkelley.net/img/8A221BD8-5DDB-45D1-B77B-D262D7BBE9DC" alt="" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php"><P><STRONG>My wife sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word. I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously.. Please read:</STRONG></p> <P><STRONG>STROKE IDENTIFICATION:</STRONG></P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php">RECOGNIZING A STROKE</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php"><P>Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:</p> <P><STRONG>S</STRONG> *Ask the individual to <STRONG>SMILE</STRONG>.</p> <P><STRONG>T </STRONG> *Ask the person to <STRONG>TALK</STRONG> . to <STRONG>SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE</STRONG><BR /> (Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today)</p> <P><STRONG>R</STRONG> *Ask him or her to <STRONG>RAISE BOTH ARMS</STRONG>.</p> <P><EM>{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}</EM></p> <P>If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.</P></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://toddkelley.net/archives/2006/02/stroke_remember.php"><P class="posted">Posted by: <A rel="nofollow" href="http://www.creativeminds-ent.com" set="yes">Doc Rob</A>  at February  6, 2006 01:49 PM</p> <DIV id="c4543">
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