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This is a email i got from someone, please add all info. possible.
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 and getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE – A true story
Susie is recouping at an incredible pace for someone with a massive stroke all because Sherry saw Susie stumble – – that is the key that isn’t mentioned below-and then she asked Susie the 3 questions. So simple – – this literally saved Susie’s life – – Some angel sent it to
Suzie’s friend and they did just what it said to do. Susie failed all three so then 9-1-1 was called Even though she had normal blood pressure readings and did not appear to be a stroke as she could converse to some extent with the Paramedics they took her to the
hospital right away.
Thank God for the sense to remember the “3” steps. 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
A few important details:
Prompt attention indeed raises the probability of recovery from a stroke. However, all strokes are not the same, and no human being can promise 100% recovery. Nobody. People should not raise false hopes like this.
That being said, prompt attention is extremely important, and may indeed mean all the difference between recovery and nonrecovery–and will certainly determine the degree that medical science can help.
One important thing is to make sure that any elderly person living alone has access to one of the medical emergency devices. This will allow them to summon help quickly if they are still functioning. Ideally, elderly people who are prone to strokes should not live alone, as someone who has a stroke can then go quite some time before discovery.
I know of a young pregnant woman that got a stroke during pregnancy, she lost control of her right hand and speech, walked with a limp and neve fully recovered.
She ended up having her 8th baby lying down in bed and never lived a complete healthy live, so it is very important to recognize the simptons early on otherwise it is a complete disaster and anybody could have a stroke even a young person.
To mazca,
If I would take a guess, this probably was a hemorrhagic stroke, not the clot one they are talking about in the article. Also, the best way to prevent this is to monitor your blood pressure during pregnancy and if high -treat it!
No it is the one they are talking about in the article. It was a blood clot combined with high blood pressure.
To mazca,
It probably was a hemmorhagic stroke, but after the bleed the blood clotted and caused a blockage.
To care for a stroke victim, all you have to do is think “FAST”
F-ace- weakness on one side (ask victim to smile to look for drooping)
A-rm- weakness or numbness in one arm (ask victim to raise both arms)
S-peech- slurred speech or trouble speaking (ask victim to say a simple sentence)
T-ime- time to summon EMS if any of these signs or symptoms are seen (note the time symptoms began)
*American Red Cross Life guarding Manual
mazca. was this ladys stroke in her 8th pregnancy maybe she wasnt so young?
health. how can we prevent that type of stroke in pregnancy, even if they monitore are blood pressure how can we know and prevent it?
any woman that can be pregnant is young , no question about it. In her thirties. I think health is right but how can we avoid to be in the first place suseptuble.
There is a DASH diet that lowers BP, also exercise helps. If this doesn’t work, you should take meds to lower BP!
I see . Thanks
How safe is to take a lot medicines that the doctor prescribes?
This really has nothing to do with a stroke, but to answer mazca’s question about medicines, two different neurologists diagnosed my mother with Alzheimer’s. She was delusional, forgetful, sometimes violent. Sometime after that, we switched primary care physicians. The first thing he did was get her off of most of her medicines. She was no longer delusional, no longer forgetful, and no longer violent. She didn’t Alzheimer’s. She was overmedicated.
To mazca,
It depends what the meds are for. Some pts. are on 15 -20 meds and they need all of them. Some pts. are overprescribed. All the more reason you need to have a good primary care practioner who knows and keeps abreast of everything going on with his pts. (even meds prescibed by other clinicians)!
thanks
haifagirl. that is really amazing you should post that in stories of courage, may your mother live a beautifull life with happiness and health.
haifagirl, yes it is an amazing story for all of us to learn.
tamazaball: Thank you, but my mother was niftar 11 years ago at the age of 80. The last two years of her life were quite wonderful.
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