Hmmmmmm...... I never smile, and I often speak in incomplete sentences.....
--That's 2 out of 3! Plus, I restored my own Healey!!! -Does that mean
that I have Dain Bramage????
Dave J.
----- Original Message -----
From: Keith Pennell
To: healey list
Sent: Monday, January 03, 2005 2:14 PM
Subject: Fw: Information that could be important to you
NOT HEALEY RELATED - STROKE RELATED
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> Received the following information from a friend recently. Please
> read and pass on, it could save your life, a friend, or family.
>
> The SAS test
>
> Smile-Arms-Sentence
>
> Symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. The sooner medical
> treatment is obtained for stroke victims the better their chance of
> recovery.
> Unfortunately, the lack of awareness can spell 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:
>
> *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 nonmedical 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 a prompt
> diagnosis and prompt treatment of the stroke and prevent possible
> brain
> damage.
>
> A cardiologist stated that if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it
> to 10 people. you can bet at least one life will be saved. Tell as
> many
> people as possible about this. It could save their lives!
>
> http://www.strokeconference.org/portal/strokeconference/sc/release220
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