May is National Stroke Awareness Month
May. 3rd, 2004 08:21 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
smg01A stroke or brain attack occurs when a blood clot blocks a blood vessel or artery, or when a blood vessel breaks, interrupting blood flow to an area of the brain. When this happens, it kills brain cells in the immediate area. 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 any bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
-Ask the individual to smile
-Ask him or 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 911 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. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.
(This is my PSA for the day.)
-Ask the individual to smile
-Ask him or 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 911 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. Widespread use of this test could result in prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage.
(This is my PSA for the day.)
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Date: 2004-05-03 10:11 pm (UTC)That's great!
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Date: 2004-05-03 11:12 pm (UTC)*hugs*
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Date: 2004-05-04 01:28 pm (UTC)