Fw: Is it a stroke?

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From: Marc Silverman 
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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 12:25 AM
Subject: Fw: Is it a stroke?



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Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 12:32 AM
Subject: Is it a stroke?


 SOMETHING WE ALL NEED TO KNOW. IS IT A STROKE?
             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:

             Ask the individual to SMILE.
             Ask him / her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
             Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE.

             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.
IT COULD SAVE A
             LIFE!!