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    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
    just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her
    cleaned up and got her a new plate o f 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 6:00pm, 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.

    It only takes a minute to read this-

    Recognizing a Stroke

    ----- 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 an getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.

    RECOGNIZING A STROKE

    Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" ste ps. Read and Learn!

    Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
    Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke
    victim may suffer 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:

    1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.

    2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.

    3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently) (i.e. . .
    It is sunny out today) 

   If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call 9-1-1 immediately 
    and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.

    After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could
    identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems,
    researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions.
    They presented their conclusions at the American Stroke Association's 
    annual meeting last February. 

     Widespread use of this test could result in prompt
    diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.

    A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10
    people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.

    BE A FRIEND AND SHARE THIS ARTICLE WITH AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE,
    you could save their lives