April 16, 2005
PSA: YOU may help save a life...
Sometime you may observe a fellow worker or family member stumble or act oddly for no apparent reason. If you just remember the following, you just may help save their lives, or more extensive brain damage.
Read and Learn! 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 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.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks,
call 9-1-1 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.