Got an email this morning. Unsure how reliable the information is (I've pasted the information below, just incase someone's still interested to find out), but I guess it's useful to know about it. Did some google search, found out about Stroke : The Silent Killer. So I hear you say "I'm healthy. I've no sign of high blood pressure or other risks factor". Think again, click on the link above.
Excerpt from the mail received :
Now doctors say people can recognize a stroke by asking 3 simple Qs':
1. Ask the individual to smile.
2. Ask him or her to raise both arms.
3. Ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
Or ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue, if their tongue is NOT 'straight' but goes off to one side that is another indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call the ambulance 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 3 questions.
Excerpt from the mail received :
Now doctors say people can recognize a stroke by asking 3 simple Qs':
1. Ask the individual to smile.
2. Ask him or her to raise both arms.
3. Ask the person to speak a simple sentence.
Or ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue, if their tongue is NOT 'straight' but goes off to one side that is another indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with any of these tasks, call the ambulance 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 3 questions.
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