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Medical
Info and Strokes
While opinions differ amongst Gold Wingers and emergency professionals
as to the best location for a completed emergency medical information
card, everyone agrees having medical information about you and your C0-Rider
available somewhere on your bike as well as in your wallet makes good
sense.
While many Gold Wingers put their information inside the left hand fairing
pocket of their Gold Wings, others (particularly those who've replaced
the left fairing pocket with some kind of accessory) prefer storing their
information inside their trunk.
Anyone with a serious medical condition should wear a Medical
Alert bracelet.
A suggestion is to strategically place a brightly lettered sign on your
bike's dash, fairing pocket or travel trunk saying "Medical information
inside" or specifying the location. Knowing where inforamtion is can save a life.
It is also suggested the information be laminated or kept inside a zipper-type sandwich bag for protection. let your co-rider or group know you have medical information with you on the ride and travels.
The idea is that you will never have to retrieve this information in an
emergency because by being safety conscious combined with good driving
skills, an accident will never happen to us. However, if you are in need
of this information even once it may save your life.
Take time to write it out, store it properly and let others know where
to find it. When you need it you have to be able to locate it.
Stroke recognition
- a very good piece of health info -
During a party a friend stumbled and took a little fall and got a
knock on the head- she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) she replied she "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 6:00pm, Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the party
- had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke perhaps Ingrid would be with us today.
It only takes a minute to read this
- Recognizing a Stroke
A neurologist says that if he can see 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 getting the patient to a hospital within 3 hours - which sometimes is tough. Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify and lack of
awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke.
READ AND LEARN THESE "3" STEPS:
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke
by asking three
Simple questions:
1. *Ask the individual to SMILE.
2. *Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
3. *Ask the person to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE (Coherently)
(i.e. ...It
Is sunny out today)
If he or she has ANY trouble with any of these tasks, call paramedics
immediately and describe the symptoms to them.
After discovering that a group of non-medical volunteers could identify facial weakness, arm weakness and speech problems, researchers urged the general public to learn the three questions.
Widespread use of this test could result in a prompt diagnosis and treatment of the stroke and prevent brain damage from occurring.
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