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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.
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旁邊的朋友建議找醫護人員，
% W6 Z- d7 W9 l: L3 O6 q# q( NPeople 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。
But 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.
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她還有點危危顫顫站立不穩的時候，
" c- y9 x) W$ iWhile she was still shivering, not standing firm,
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朋友們幫她清洗乾淨，又為她盛了一盤食物，
Friends helped her clean up her body, and got a plate of food for her,
   
, z& m2 h8 x$ F! d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.
   
. I) K+ y/ ?7 @9 z她的先生後來打電話通知大家，
Later on, her husband called to tell these friends,
   
0 J& x2 K: ^! x6 C她被送到醫院，傍晚六點，就過世了，
; r" K% F4 S8 ^) mShe has been sent to the hospital at last, and she passed away at! 6 PM only,
   
原因是她在烤肉聚餐的時候中風。
- o& d9 b  B% X- C! bWhich cause was a stroke to her during the BBQ party.
   
' k% P* ^( G% I7 Q) d, H如果他們懂得辨識中風的癥兆，
. W7 \7 x& \' XIf they know how to identify the symptoms of a stroke,
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% u8 s: ]5 Y  M9 i4 H, T- x她現在也許還跟我們在一起。
She might still be staying with us ........
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5 U' a; m8 }9 C有些人不會死，
Some people do not die,
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  z' r$ Z0 F9 n7 `但結局處於無助無望的景況中。
However the result is in even helpless and disparate condition..
   
- b' i5 I, j' M2 f% ?) Z+ h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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' i+ B( B+ W$ L6 u% _: z腦神經外科醫師說，
A neurosurgeon says :
   
如果他能在三小時之內接觸到中風患者，
. `8 l. r! O" {2 R, {If he can reach a patient in 3 hours after a stroke attack,
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% Q+ b  B' n* N4 y( c) @他就可以將中風的後果完全扭轉過來。
He can alter the stroke consequences completely.
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! \" n! w8 r  c. b5 j訣竅就是辨識診斷出中風的問題，
The trick is how to diagnose a stroke,
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並讓病患在三小時之內接受醫療，
And let the patient have treatment within 3 hours after a stroke.
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/ C; f* X3 g: u  s" V. Y5 r; ^8 {" k而這是很難的。
! e  y; s3 X% Y3 p  [+ `* IBut this is very difficult.
   
辨識中風
9 s& R4 @1 T  N( x1 q; RTo diagnose a stroke
   
$ ~: b/ L+ a  j; \5 H9 N感謝上帝讓我們記住 STR 三步驟，
" \2 e: k' B* V$ D. T# VThank god for allowing us to remember 3 simple steps : STR
   
請閱讀並學習 !
$ N+ y, c6 x4 |# U5 W" g9 Q% ^Please read and learn!
   
有時候中風的癥兆很難辨認，
0 M5 d& [; ~7 Q- @* |5 z8 ?# y- HSometimes it's not easy to identify a stroke,
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不幸的是，缺乏警覺就會帶來災難。
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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,
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中風患者就會嚴重腦傷。
; H* f: `5 F; N& X# G) kThe stroke patient will suffer from serious brain injury.
   
醫生說，旁人只要問三個簡單的問題，
A doctor says, if surrounding people can just ask 3 simple questions,
   
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。
Request the patient say a simple sentence (must be reasonable and consecutive)
，e..g. The weather is sunny today.
   
' l* z7 i. Y  f% |- {3 VR ： (raise) 要求 患者舉起雙手
4 W: k5 Q; U7 w4 P+ ^Ask the patient to raise both hands at the same time
   
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
7 Y) U- i. ^& m; k+ ?0 U* eOne 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.
   
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。
- z4 b: |% q6 T+ C, hAbove are 4 steps.  In case a patient can't do either one of such gestures, you should dial 999 !!!
   
心臟科醫師說，
A cardiac surgeon says :
   
收到這封電函的人， 若能將它轉寄給 10 個人，
Whenever a person forwards this message to 10 other persons,
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就至少可以救一條命。
It 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/

# [3 o: j4 Z% J# _0 U. V( K! ^% ^! FNatasha 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