Sunday 12 October 2014

HOW TO IDENTIFY A STROKE


According to Neurological experts, if a person has had a stroke and receives treatment within 3 hours, they would be able to save them and return them to normal condition. All one needs to know is how to identify a stroke, and once you know it has happened - rush the person to the hospital immediately, so they can be saved in time.

So how do you identify a stroke?

At times, it can be quite hard to identify the symptoms of stroke. Unfortunately, this may lead to brain injury and death.

Today, neurologists recommend 4 simple steps to identify if the person has had a stroke:

1. Ask the person to smile.

2. Ask them to say a simple sentence and repeat it a few times.

3. Ask them to raise their arms above their head.

4. Ask them to stick out their tongue. If the tongue is crooked, meaning leaning to the right or left, that is a clear indication of stroke.


If the person has trouble doing ANY of these, call the emergency number right away and describe the symptoms so they send an ambulance.

Please share this important information, it may save someone one day.

SOURCE: http://www.ba-bamail.com/Content.aspx?emailid=12277&memberid=779226

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