How to Recognize Brain Stroke

Dear All,
 
During a Evening Party a friend (Sheila) stumbled and took a little fall -
she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics)
and just tripped over the floor 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, Sheila went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Sheila's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken
to the hospital - & at 11:00pm , Sheila passed away. She had suffered from
a stroke at the Party - had they known how to identify the signs of a
stroke perhaps Sheila would be with us today.
 
----- A neurologist / neurosurgeons 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 an getting to the patient within 3 hours which is tough.
 
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
 
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 for
the nearest hospital ambulance and reach the patient immediately
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.