You Can Save Someone´s Life if You Know This
By Marja
@buenavida (9984)
Sweden
February 27, 2007 6:13pm CST
If you suspect someone may have a stroke you can make a simple test to know if you should call an ambulance. If it is a stroke, it is extremely important that the person comes to hospital as fast as possible.
1 - Ask the person to smile.
2 - Ask the person to say a simple sentence. (It is sunny today or something similar)
3 - Ask the person to lift both arms.
If you see that some of these tasks causes difficulty, you should see that the person comes to a doctor as soon as possible. That may save their life and with fast and right treatment the stroke may not cause much harm in the future.
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5 responses
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
1 Oct 11
Hi, djmarion - I just saw that I have not responded to you.
Thank you for your kind words.
@lifeiseasy (2292)
• United States
3 Mar 07
thanks for giving me some insight on this matter ...as I am geting to the age I need to watch for these things not only for myself but my family too ... I am glad to find some great ways to find out what to do ... strokes are very scary and they come on so sudden you really need to know what to do and how to react if this happens ...
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
25 May 08
Hi, lifeiseasy, just reading some discussions we had a year ago.
I would like to add that we can prevent stroke by using right food or food supplements to keep our body and brain in good shape.
I am using food supplements from gnld.com - a great company that has been working for 50 years and gets better all the time.
The salmon oil is my favorite together with the other supplements. It has kept me more alert and happier and is well known to prevent heart disease and many other health problems.
@raenie (705)
• Philippines
12 Mar 07
Thanks, for this post, buenavida =)! I really do appreciate your posts which are informative & have the potential of saving other's lives...knowledge indeed is very powerful & one does not know when such knowledge will become helpful...You have a wonderful day! =)
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@danishcanadian (28954)
• Canada
1 Mar 07
That is good information. I have seen that before, but it is always good to see it again. Thanks for passing it along to all of us here on MyLot. I wonder how many lives we'll save with that information.
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@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
31 Mar 08
Hi, checking some old discussions here. Have you met anyone that has had a stroke during the last year?
I had almost forgotten about this discussion so it is good to go back sometimes. This subject is so important that it should be posted more often but now it will be visible among the newer discussions.
Have a great day......
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@emeraldisle (13138)
• United States
2 Mar 07
Very good post that some do need to be aware of. Also a couple of thers that I want to add to the list:
1. Not being able to stay alert
2. Ask them questions they should know, simple ones like date, time, who the president, social security number, etc. If they have difficulty pulling up the information that could indicate a problem.
Please also realize that strokes can happen at any age. My one brother had one at 38 and my sister recently had to have surgery on both her carotid arteries due to blockages. She'd had a stroke and several TIAs, she's 42. So if you see those indicators do not worry about the age, get them checked out. With my sister several doctors missed it due to her being on narcotics for her back. They "assumed" it was due to her medications. It wasn't. Her one artery was 95% blocked and the other was 85% blocked. So be persistent. If you think something is wrong get the doctors to check for more then the obvious problems.
@buenavida (9984)
• Sweden
16 Sep 11
Thank you for adding some important information. Just saw that I didn´t answer to all responses..
I hope others see this discussion and can help someone to get the right treatment..
I hope others see this discussion and can help someone to get the right treatment..