Stroke!

I got this E-mail a while ago and thought it might be useful to know whilst out and about Not boating but might come in useful to know and you might save a life If not new to you - still worth re-reading!!      INFORMATION   EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW......................... Blood  Clots / Stroke  - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator,  the  Tonguearclayton STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters. S.  T. R.    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).  She said she had just tripped over a  brick because of her new shoes.   They  got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of   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 6:00  pm  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. Some don't  die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless  condition instead.   It only takes a minute to read  this...   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 then getting the patient   medically cared for within 3 hours, which  is  tough.   RECOGNIZING  A STROKE   Thank  God for the sense to remember the '3'  steps,STR.     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 emergency number  immediately  and describe the  symptoms to the  dispatcher.   New   Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your  Tongue   NOTE:   Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: 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.   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.    I   have done my part. Will   you?     Peter