STROKE:
Remember The 1st
Four Letters....
S.T.R.T.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE:
Thank God for the sense to remember the '4'
steps, STRT . 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 and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE
(Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today)
R
*
Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with
ANY ONE of these tasks, call 999/911 immediately and
describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
T *
Ask the person to 'stick'
out his tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to
one side or the other
,
that is also an indication of a stroke.
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