Our West Side active Parish Nurses as of (2/15/09) are:
- Debbie Adams
- Eleanor Bodle
- Debbie Bowers
- Salinda Cowder
- Betsy Evans
- Pam Johns
- Peg Ogden
- Stefanie Sattesahn
- Becky Short
- Linda Simcox
- Nicole Stover
- Rita Thompson
- Sandy Unick
These ladies are constantly concerned and protective of the West Side congregation and visitors health awarness and needs.
Periodically they run free blood pressure screeings. They have arranged for and installed defibrilators in strategic locations within our church in the unsuspecting emergency involving a heart ailment.
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A New Sign of Stroke .......
I think this is something we should all commit to memory; not only for family and friends but
'passersby' on the street, in the supermarket etc....You could save a life....
INFORMATION EVERYONE SHOULD KNOW........................
Blood Clots/Stroke They Now Have a Fourth Indicator, the Tongue
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics. She said she had just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes.
They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food. While she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ.
Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us 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 he can totally reverse
the effects of a stroke..totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR Read and Learn! Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters....S.T.R.
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S*Ask the individual to SMILE.
T*Ask the person to TALK and SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. It is sunny out today.)
R* Ask him/her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call emergency number immediately and describe the symptoms to the dispatcher.
A New Sign of a Stroke ---- Stick out Your Tongue
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out his/her tongue.. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other, that is also an indication of a stroke.
I have done my part. Will you? ......Betsy Evans RN
