The Confederates

Clubs Day 2009, Concourse, Massey University

Clubs day was the usual drill. MUMSA had its booth tucked away in a sea of people. The School of Engineering and Advanced Technology gave away free tshirts to Massey Engineering students. Another pair of jammies for me I say. First lab today was quite satisfying. The Prof complimented my lab report. Come evening, I played indoor soccer with the guys and had a jog with Afnan. For the first time, I cooked masak lemak for dinner and it didn't turn out half bad. Kak Intan briefed me on the ingredients and ratios. I had a rough idea of what to mix, and improvised on some missing ingredients. Thats it for now, I have 7 straight hours of class and lab tomorrow so I better hit the sack.

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Forwarded email from Syarif Lee:

Blood Clots/Stroke

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, Ingrid might still be alive.

It only takes a minute to read this.

If a stroke victim can get to a physician within 3 hours of the attack, the effects of a stroke can be reversed. The trick is getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.

RECOGNIZING A STROKE

STROKE: Remember the 1st Three Letters: S.T.R.
If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save lives.

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.

Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:

S: Ask the person to SMILE
T: Ask the person to TALK and speak a simple sentence coherently
R: Ask the person to RAISE both arms

If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, the person may have possibly suffered a stroke.

Another indicator of a stroke: Ask the person to stick out his tongue. If the tongue is crooked or if it goes to one side or the other, that is also a possible indication of a stroke.