Re: [RC] Fw: Is it a stroke/heart attack-how to recognize and survive!!! - Kathie Ford
Hi MaryAnn, I just wanted to tell you that this is a very good and
important post and to thank you for sharing it.
Years ago I had an experience with an elderly neighbor of which I regretted
very much...I had noticed her out in her front yard sitting in a chair and
staring at the garage. I had three very small children at the time and had
to take them somewhere (can't remember) and was in a hurry....but...this little
voice inside me kept telling me to go over there for some reason...being in a
hurry I didn't..
later that afternoon I found out sadly that she had had a stroke and was in
ICU...I felt so very bad that I can't even explain it...there was another
neighbor in the same situation I was that morning (with her kids) and also
noticed Avis sitting there; and she also didn't go over. Avis died several
days later. We went to the hospital to visit but she was in a coma...This
has haunted us both for years.
If we had known what to do and had just taken a minute of our time, little
kids or not it could have saved her.
Thank you so much for posting this....and to all others...listen to that
little voice! There is usually a good reason for it...don't miss a moment
that could save someones life.
Subject: [RC] Fw: Is it a stroke/heart
attack-how to recognize and survive!!!
Sent: Sunday, December 05, 2004 9:53 AM
Subject: Fw: Is it a stroke/heart attack
Subject: Is it a stroke/heart attack
This is great information to have on hand or, even better, to commit to
memory!
Is it a Stroke? Heart Attack? This might be a lifesaver if we can remember the
three
questions!
Is It a Stroke? Sometimes
symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of
awareness spells disaster for the stroke victim. A stroke victim may suffer
brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of astroke. 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 9-1-1 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.
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. >
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Is It A Heart Attack? A cardiologist
says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people, you can bet that
at least one life will be saved. Read this... It could save your life!! Let's
say it's 6.15 P.M. and you're driving home (alone of course), after an
unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset, and frustrated.
Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to
radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles
from the hospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be
able to make it that far. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that
taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on
yourself.
HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack,
without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to
feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.
However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very
vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough
must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the
chest. A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without
let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally
again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze
the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the
heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims
can get to a hospital. Tell as many people as possible about this. It could
save their lives!!
BE A FRIEND AND PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO AS MANY FRIENDS
POSSIBLE.
