Email> Is it a stroke?
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> A lady just had a mild stroke about two weeks ago.
> She had driven to the garage to have her car worked on.
> She tried to talk to the mechanic and she could not speak.
> She did not know anything was wrong until this happened.
> They took her right to the hospital and she has since made a full
> recovery.
>
> 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 3 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.
> Or ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue, if their tongue
> is NOT 'straight' but goes off to one side that is another indication
> of a
> stroke.
>
> If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call the ambulance
> 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 3 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 email sends it to 10
> people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved. Tell as many
> people as possible about this. It could save their lives!
>
> PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE!
my question: hw true is this email? -
y wld a member of the public b concerned if its a stroke or not. if a person collasped in front of them. jus call for n ambulance. not as thou if they knew it was a stroke they cld do anythg bout it.
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whats a stroke actually?
from tv hor...
i only saw the aftermaths of a stroke... -
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3. hooray i guess i'm ok.. -
do what?Originally posted by stellazio:1.
2.
3. shinta asked me to do this.
did i ask u to do anything?
i dun rmb!!!
oh shuckz my memory is failing~~
call the doctors!! -
basically a storke is whr a persons arteries get clogged n blood stops flowing to the brain n causes numerous problems ranging from blacking out n eventual paralysis to part or the whole bodyOriginally posted by shinta:whats a stroke actually?
from tv hor...
i only saw the aftermaths of a stroke... -
ok someone provide me the number for woodbridge..Originally posted by shinta:do what?
did i ask u to do anything?
i dun rmb!!!
oh shuckz my memory is failing~~
call the doctors!! -
u noe.. u're right..Originally posted by stellazio:ok someone provide me the number for woodbridge..
all problem related to functioning of the brain should go to woodbridge.
this was what the gp told me when i told her thee's sth wrong with my brains.
say someone ask me for nel's number, i'd give them the first 4 digits of my number and the next 4 of ur number...
sth like this..
so she said.. pls go to the imh to check it out. -
wah heng ar..if i dun understand what a mental patient is talking it means i'm only normal..Originally posted by shinta:u noe.. u're right..
all problem related to functioning of the brain should go to woodbridge.
this was what the gp told me when i told her thee's sth wrong with my brains.
say someone ask me for nel's number, i'd give them the first 4 digits of my number and the next 4 of ur number...
sth like this..
so she said.. pls go to the imh to check it out. -
Originally posted by stellazio:wah heng ar..if i dun understand what a mental patient is talking it means i'm only normal..
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X 2.Originally posted by skeujin:y wld a member of the public b concerned if its a stroke or not. if a person collasped in front of them. jus call for n ambulance. not as thou if they knew it was a stroke they cld do anythg bout it. -
There's a worse form of strokeOriginally posted by skeujin:basically a storke is whr a persons arteries get clogged n blood stops flowing to the brain n causes numerous problems ranging from blacking out n eventual paralysis to part or the whole body
look at Sharon
He's suffering from haemorrage, much more serious. If not treated in time, can result in death. Clogging ones are more common, but the after effects are very bad. Like paralysis. -
who is sharon?Originally posted by ndmmxiaomayi:There's a worse form of stroke look at Sharon
He's suffering from haemorrage, much more serious. If not treated in time, can result in death. Clogging ones are more common, but the after effects are very bad. Like paralysis. -
i think better call 995 then let the expert do the test. by then u ask him stick out tongue maybe he die liao
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Originally posted by NT2:i think better call 995 then let the expert do the test. by then u ask him stick out tongue maybe he die liao
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Israel PM.Originally posted by shinta:who is sharon?
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ic...
paiseh ar...
shinta dun read newspapers de
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suaku!Originally posted by shinta:ic...
paiseh ar...
shinta dun read newspapers de -
Originally posted by shinta:> A lady just had a mild stroke about two weeks ago.
> She had driven to the garage to have her car worked on.
> She tried to talk to the mechanic and she could not speak.
> She did not know anything was wrong until this happened.
> They took her right to the hospital and she has since made a full
> recovery.
>
> 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 3 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.
> Or ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue, if their tongue
> is NOT 'straight' but goes off to one side that is another indication
> of a
> stroke.
>
> If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call the ambulance
> 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 3 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 email sends it to 10
> people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved. Tell as many
> people as possible about this. It could save their lives!
>
> PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE!
my question: hw true is this email?
I sooooooo HATE this server sometimes!!
I took time to write a nice reply to this post and it was LOST when I tried to submit it!!
Aaaaaargh!!
I'll cool down first before attempting to reply to it again! -
Originally posted by shinta:
It is quite accurate because those three tests mentioned are part of a battery of tests doctors perform on patients who are suspected to have suffered from strokes.
[b> Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking 3 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.
> Or ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue, if their tongue
> is NOT 'straight' but goes off to one side that is another indication
> of a
> stroke.
>
> If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call the ambulance
> 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 3 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.
my question: hw true is this email?[/b]
However, there are different types of stroke which manifests with different symptoms so those three are just a rough guideline. For instance, in Hemorrhagic Stroke cases, usually the victim would lose consciousness and collapse altogether and you wouldn't be able to run those three tests at all!
Tell you the rationale behind those three tests...
If the victim presents with a lop-sided smile, most likely, he/she is suffering from a stroke because facial muscles can be affected by strokes. Sometimes, the patient ends up with half of his / her face 'drooping' because the facial muscles on that side of the face had been affected.
Inability to raise one or both arms would indicate limb weakness, another sign of stroke. If one arm is raised higher than the other, it's also a sign. If the frontal region of the brain is affected by a stroke, weaknesses or inability to perform certain functions can be noted because our homunculus is located on the frontal region of our brain.
The frontal also controls behaviour and logic so any sudden behavioural changes, disorientation and confusion are also signs of stroke.
Asking the individual to speak a simple sentence will show if the person has slurred speech or not, as that is a sign of stroke if the Broca's or Wiernecke's part of the brain had been affected.
Bottom line is, when you note any or all of these symptoms, get the individual to the nearest hospital as fast as you can because depending on what type of stroke it is, the person can be rescued. In Ischemic Strokes, for instance, if IV anti-coagulants are infused timely, the clot can be dissolved and a serious stroke may be prevented. -
Lol.. i tink my ambulance n hospital attachments will be fun.
Anyway.. TTSH got chiobu nurses?