Stuff we should all know when riding with old people (like me!)

[OMR]

Pretty interesting stuff:

[SIZE=3]STROKE IDENTIFICATION:[/SIZE]

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• • [SIZE=3][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]During a BBQ, a young lady named Ingrid stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, she passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.[/FONT]
    
    [FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]It only takes a minute to read this...[/FONT]
    [FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][/FONT][/SIZE]

[SIZE=3] [/SIZE][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=3]RECOGNIZING A STROKE[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Thank God for the sense to remember S - T - R. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.[/FONT]

[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:[/FONT]

[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]S *[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Ask the individual to SMILE. [/FONT]
[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]T *[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Ask the person to TALK, to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] (Coherently) (i.e. 'It is sunny out today'.) [/FONT]
[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]R *[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. [/FONT]

[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] that is also an indication of a stroke. If he or she has trouble with [/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately!! and describe the[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] symptoms to the dispatcher. [/FONT]
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[commplex]

Thank you OMR for the information. I will keep this in mind for the future. I never knew that it could be so subtle yet come on so strong at a later point in time.

[mechmann]

how about when someone falls really hard on their head, and starts snoring on the trail?

and then when they wake up they keep asking the same questions over and over again?

what do we do then CC?

that is right, MOUTH TO MOUTH BABY!!!

BTW.. that would be concussion. it is an AWESOME HIGH!!!

[CPATCRASH]

Originally Posted by OMR

Pretty interesting stuff:

[SIZE=3]STROKE IDENTIFICATION:[/SIZE]

• • [SIZE=3][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]During a BBQ, a young lady named Ingrid stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00pm, she passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.[/FONT]
    
    [FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]It only takes a minute to read this...[/FONT]
    [FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke... totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.[/FONT][/SIZE]

[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif][SIZE=3]RECOGNIZING A STROKE[/SIZE][/FONT]
[SIZE=3][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Thank God for the sense to remember S - T - R. Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.[/FONT]

[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:[/FONT]

[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]S *[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Ask the individual to SMILE. [/FONT]
[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]T *[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Ask the person to TALK, to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] (Coherently) (i.e. 'It is sunny out today'.) [/FONT]
[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]R *[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS. [/FONT]

[FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif]tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] that is also an indication of a stroke. If he or she has trouble with [/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately!! and describe the[/FONT][FONT=Default Sans Serif,Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif] symptoms to the dispatcher. [/FONT]
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If it ever happens to you I guess you will have to wait untill someone catches up!