Tuesday, January 23, 2007

How to identify a stroke?

Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify.
Unfortunately, the lack of awareness s had spelt disaster in many cases.

To identify a stroke, ask three simple questions:

*Ask the patient 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, immediately approach the doctor.

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