Stroke has a new indicator!

They say if you forward this to ten people, you stand 
a chance of saving one life.
Will you send this along? 
Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, 
the Tongue:

During a BBQ, a woman 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, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest 
of the evening.

Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken 
to the hospital - (at 6:00 PM Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. 
Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane 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. Chicken Soup)

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.
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This information is referring to an ischemic stroke which is usually caused by 
a blood clot physically blocking an artery in the brain. 
IF you get to a hospital within three hours after the known onset of the symptoms 
(key words KNOWN ONSET) doctors can administer a special clot busting drug that 
will break up the clot and restore blood flow to the affected part of the brain, it's called tPA. 
That being said, if that part of the brain has been deprived of blood for too long, 
the return of blood flow cannot 100% fix tissue that has been permanently damaged 
(I.e. residual functional deficits). 
On the other hand, most folks who do receive this drug do have better therapeutic outcomes! 
Another note is that not all strokes are caused by a blood clot, if you have a hemorrhagic 
stroke (ruptured blood vessel with actual bleeding in the brain) this drug is contraindicated 
meaning it will cause more damage by thinning the blood and causing more bleeding 
and pressure/swelling in the brain!!! 
CT scans or MRIs diagnose the kind of stroke and 
will lead the medical team to determine which kind of treatment is right for that 
particular patient. Sorry, soapbox over! 
But I love seeing posts like this because it is very important to spread the information 
about recognizing strokes! Knowing the signs of a stroke and getting immediate medical 
attention is the most important part of stroke treatment and recovery!

the source of the information from the web: https://www.facebook.com/AngieKassabieOfficial/photos/a.