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老杨

有個朋友，在一次烤肉聚會當中絆倒了，摔了一跤，
A friend once fell down suddenly in a BBQ party.
   
旁邊的朋友建議找醫護人員，
People around suggested her go to the  hospital,
   
但她很確定自己沒事，只是穿了新鞋被磚塊絆了一下罷了。
2 i2 h9 a; x- O  TBut she reassured that nothing's wrong with herself, except having fallen down due stepping on a piece of brick in a pair of new shoes.
   
) E# Y& e# [4 X, u/ x她還有點危危顫顫站立不穩的時候，
While she was still shivering, not standing firm,
   
7 ^6 Q5 F  I1 y5 E/ ]8 Y朋友們幫她清洗乾淨，又為她盛了一盤食物，
4 X# y/ g) }* c2 j: Z0 ~6 |' x3 W2 L9 S, |Friends helped her clean up her body, and got a plate of food for her,
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9 G7 [7 S1 O/ m% g; z! @7 h她就跟著大家一起享受接下來的時光了。
So afterwards, she happily enjoyed the rest of time with the company.
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0 n2 B3 E% f4 A0 C3 |她的先生後來打電話通知大家，
6 @' d+ ^# y& l. o  dLater on, her husband called to tell these friends,
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, S0 [9 b( t: ?: ], Q5 |她被送到醫院，傍晚六點，就過世了，
5 A7 v4 W( R7 ~She has been sent to the hospital at last, and she passed away at! 6 PM only,
   
2 H( _& c' E' Z, h* q5 s- |原因是她在烤肉聚餐的時候中風。
- ^3 p6 z, r, R" e" \2 x& RWhich cause was a stroke to her during the BBQ party.
   
如果他們懂得辨識中風的癥兆，
If they know how to identify the symptoms of a stroke,
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她現在也許還跟我們在一起。
% X1 b& t+ o# v& Y6 L7 gShe might still be staying with us ........
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; a- n- X; j  F7 I) ~有些人不會死，
Some people do not die,
   
8 x4 h7 [& J5 I- R. {但結局處於無助無望的景況中。
However the result is in even helpless and disparate condition..
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只需要花一分鐘的時間讀完這篇文章，
It only takes one minute to read this article.
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% Z" E8 |3 S7 Y9 @5 o腦神經外科醫師說，
A neurosurgeon says :
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& m% E3 |$ T) Z3 `如果他能在三小時之內接觸到中風患者，
# Q8 D$ W6 a& f( ^  j$ H) DIf he can reach a patient in 3 hours after a stroke attack,
   
$ {& C" n  H  g# f他就可以將中風的後果完全扭轉過來。
+ m" J5 J' V! e7 {& e4 O* x8 _He can alter the stroke consequences completely.
   
; p7 y8 g; J8 h7 Z訣竅就是辨識診斷出中風的問題，
# h7 q0 v4 P+ l  M/ `7 o4 X: P) OThe trick is how to diagnose a stroke,
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: {1 Y) X$ W8 Q$ E8 r" t7 I" _% O0 ?並讓病患在三小時之內接受醫療，
5 F0 `- I% c2 c' k  tAnd let the patient have treatment within 3 hours after a stroke.
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  w: t' J7 \4 R而這是很難的。
But this is very difficult.
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7 n. D+ j* D% |2 ~3 @辨識中風
To diagnose a stroke
   
感謝上帝讓我們記住 STR 三步驟，
Thank god for allowing us to remember 3 simple steps : STR
   
. [. C- E- ~8 t( q$ R請閱讀並學習 !
. s  _7 c$ o9 Q( o8 _+ ]Please read and learn!
   
有時候中風的癥兆很難辨認，
9 ~- u6 ?- l% }" GSometimes it's not easy to identify a stroke,
   
不幸的是，缺乏警覺就會帶來災難。
Yet unfortunately, it will bring disaster without proper alert.
   
身邊的人辨認不出中風的徵兆，
If people around a stroke patient are not able to tell a stroke,
   
7 D- R/ X( Z! X% Q9 z$ W, }1 [( {/ Y中風患者就會嚴重腦傷。
The stroke patient will suffer from serious brain injury.
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) T3 f) h+ H4 V. }& p6 ]醫生說，旁人只要問三個簡單的問題，
3 o$ ]4 q8 Z7 p0 z; f- {) p; xA doctor says, if surrounding people can just ask 3 simple questions,
   
% D. ~9 [4 k4 ]3 n0 e6 e1 y' V就可以辨識中風：
It is possible to diagnose a stroke.
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S ： (smile) 要求患者笑一下
Ask the patient to smile
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T ： (talk) 要求患者說一句簡單的句子 (要有條理，有連貫性)，例如：今天天氣晴朗。
- H# x5 d1 q0 J+ f( x! o' nRequest the patient say a simple sentence (must be reasonable and consecutive)
，e..g. The weather is sunny today.
   
& M, ^( R7 E- \: R( BR ： (raise) 要求 患者舉起雙手
Ask the patient to raise both hands at the same time
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# Y1 P7 C3 F5 ?: a! g2 v/ d# U注意 Note：
另外一項中風癥兆是： 要求患者伸出舌頭 ，如果舌頭「彎曲」或偏向一邊，那也是中風的徵兆
One more diagnose method of stroke is : Tell the patient to extrude his tongue. If the tongue is bending or leaning towards one side, that is also a symptom of stroke.
   
4 N" Z. `( {) d! R5 D上面四個動作，患者如果有任何一個動作做不來，就要立刻打 999 ！！！並! 且把症狀描述給接線者聽。
' g$ D8 j# [% f5 o% `- `Above are 4 steps.  In case a patient can't do either one of such gestures, you should dial 999 !!!
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$ s2 T8 t7 X! r8 \# s心臟科醫師說，
' b- ]8 _+ E4 {$ J. `  I8 @& iA cardiac surgeon says :
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$ S, l5 C/ M% b( M1 W0 P7 G收到這封電函的人， 若能將它轉寄給 10 個人，
/ j9 j  ^+ h4 A( n1 Y" XWhenever a person forwards this message to 10 other persons,
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就至少可以救一條命。
- U% U  \7 l* n# h2 kIt can safe save at least one life.

billzhao

谢谢！
前些日子美国一个明星在魁北克学滑雪的时候，滑了一脚，肯定不严重，好象急救车来了被打发走了，因为不严重嘛，但是后来就不行了。
我去找找那个事件

billzhao

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/0 ... ury.timeline.gupta/

  _0 y; Q  v+ o  C; [Natasha Richardson, a film star, Tony-winning stage actress and member of the famed Redgrave acting family, died here Wednesday at 45 after suffering injuries in a ski accident

billzhao

好像中风和head trauma有本质的区别，但是无论如何，脑袋出问题，可不是小问题

朝阳