Stroke Identification

Came across this email and thought of posting it.......Identify stroke...perhaps..can save another life...PERHAPS.....
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she = assured=20 everyone that she was fine. (they offered to call paramedics) She = said she=20 just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes. They got her = cleaned up=20 and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken = up, Ingrid=20 went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's = husband called=20 later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital- = at=20 6:pm, Ingrid passed away. She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had = they=20 known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be = with us=20 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=20 he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said = the trick=20 was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the = patient=20 medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the "3" steps,
"S-T-R". Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are=20 difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells = disaster.=20 The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby = fail to=20 recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking = three=20 simple questions:
S *Ask the individual to SMILE.
T *Ask the person to TALK . to SPEAK A SIMPLE = SENTENCE
(Coherently) (i.e. . . It is sunny out today)
R *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
{NOTE: Another "sign" of a stroke is this: Ask the person to = "stick out"=20 their tongue..if the tongue is "crooked"; if it goes to one side or = the=20 other, that is also an indication of a stroke).
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, = call 995=20 immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to = 10=20 people, you can bet that at least one life will be saved.=20