How to tell if someone is having a Stroke.

[iconicrocket]

Seriously this could save someone\'s life.

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) (ie . 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.

If you ever come across the above mentioned symptoms yourself, you\'re in deep shit. :D

[majic]

look at their pupils.. if they are of different sizes that may indicate stroke.. slurred speech.. loss of sensation in one limb, one side of teh body.. loss of bowel and urinary control..

i think everyone should take at least CPR and even First Aid.. all i can say is i am glad i was a lifeguard and entered competitions.. you learn a TON of useful (lifesaving) stuff..

[SABIO]

Originally posted by majic
look at their pupils.. if they are of different sizes that may indicate stroke.. slurred speech.. loss of sensation in one limb.. .........



Great.. Now everytime someone has their foot/leg fall asleep they will think they are about to die.
Or their buddy has had one to many....
Thanks for starting mass hysteria

[mEtH]

I can condense those 3 questions into 1.

Are you having a stroke? nod yes or no or passout. :sarc

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Originally posted by SABIO
Great.. Now everytime someone has their foot/leg fall asleep they will think they are about to die.
Or their buddy has had one to many....
Thanks for starting mass hysteria


Originally posted by methodyst


I can condense those 3 questions into 1.

Are you having a stroke? nod yes or no or passout. :sarc

are you honestly that f.u.c.k.i.n.g dumb to be making a joke out of this?

most people who are having a stroke DO NOT KNOW if they\'re having a stroke!

i normally ignore moronic posts like this, but i have family members who have suffered strokes that DID NOT KNOW WTF was going on with them...one of them has been paralyzed on the left side as a result. to me, this is no joking matter.

[RedRaptor]

Yeah guys...I don\'t think this is one of the topics people should joke about since it is a serious matter.

[whodilly]

This is a serious matter. Hopefully this will help untrained individuals to detect the symptoms of a stroke as most people don\'t know what to look for. Apparently if it is detected early (ie within a few hours) permenant damage can be prevented.

[mEtH]

Calm down and step back once man...you really shouldn\'t take anything personal off the boards.

[MajesticBlueNTO]

Originally posted by methodyst


you really shouldn\'t take anything personal off the boards.

grow up and don\'t use that excuse for your ignorance

[Jer]

This post was cold, rude, and uncalled for. I\'d find it ironic if someday you have a stroke yourself and the only person there to help you doesn\'t realize it - and lets you pass out. That\'d be the end of hopefully a very short road.


Originally posted by methodyst


I can condense those 3 questions into 1.

Are you having a stroke? nod yes or no or passout. :sarc

[iconicrocket]

Originally posted by whodilly


This is a serious matter. Hopefully this will help untrained individuals to detect the symptoms of a stroke as most people don\'t know what to look for. Apparently if it is detected early (ie within a few hours) permenant damage can be prevented.

I got the info from an e-mail. It also mentions that if the victims gets treatment within 3 hours of the stroke, the effects can be reversed. After 3 hours, possible brain damage, paralysis and even death.

[super_vixen]

My mom had her first stroke at age 50 (last year), and she has no previous history of any problems in the same line as this. She had no idea that\'s what it was, until over a month later after EKG\'s, EEG\'s, catscans, blood work, and ultrasounds. Thankfully no permanent damage was done this time, but she had her second stroke just this past July/August. 2nd in a year. There are bits of things that are different, bad balance, she forgets things sometimes, she is always tired and often gets other strange unexplained pains, etc.

And again, just like the first time, she had no idea there was a stroke. She described her first one as someone pulling a black sheet over her eyes for about a minute. She said it was the strangest sensation. So it\'s definately a matter that everyone should know about...I\'ve taken first aid courses for years, and during our info sessions on strokes, none of this was ever covered, just the major signs of stroke that are easy to spot. No one prepares you that it can happen so under the radar, while you\'re sitting right there.

[mEtH]

Originally posted by Jer


That\'d be the end of hopefully a very short road.

F.uck you buddy. Way to start out with your 7th post. Just relax already...


Am I trying to fight back at people over a joke? NO! I know its a serious matter and funny how no one has mentioned the other two most obvious signs

1. Trouble seeing out of either one or both eyes
2. A Sudden severe heacache (kind of like a migrane) with no known cause

I aint just trying to crack a stupid joke, trying to lighten the mood for such a touchy issue, but it this case it seems to go beyond and getting personal. Oh and, I\'ll lay off on telling the personal stories, I guess I just make up excuses...:sarc So as I have said already, quit trying to take shit so personal and RELAX!