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Q: Is a stroke inevitable for the elderly in China?
Everyday, when I walk around our hood, if I meet 20 people, one will be someone dragging a leg, having an arm hanging dead or some other "classic" post stroke symptoms. Naturally it's the same people I meet over and over again, I just find there are a lot of people with these minor defects. And of course my interpretation of this as post-stroke symptoms could also be wrong and people have suffered from something else.
Any statistics on strokes in China vs. other countries. We know that diabetes is a high contender for the Chinese health system, strokes and diabetes share that both are lifestyle diseases and depend highly on diet and a persons activity level
10 years 27 weeks ago in Health & Safety - China
Got this a couple of years ago and again the other day
Everybody should read it
They say if you email this to ten people, you stand a chance of saving one life. Will you send this along?
Blood Clots/Stroke - They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue.
I will continue to forward this every time it comes around!
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters..... S. T. R.
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a woman stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) .....she said she had 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, Jane went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening.
Jane's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Jane passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Jane would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this.
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.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR. 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.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today.)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
New Sign of a Stroke -------- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other that is also an indication of a stroke.
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.
My mother-in-law had a stroke recently when she accidently walked in on me in the shower. I just slapped her on the wrist and said "Stop that." No medical training or nothing.
mArtiAn:
You certainly will not, the only reason 'she' was able to have a stroke was because I had soap in my eyes. She did have a surprisingly gentle touch though, it must be said.
