Medical Advice

[SLK001]

As they are being escorted to the transportation, give them an aspirin and tell them to crush it in their mouth, then swallow it. Give them water to wash it down and to help absorption of the aspirin.

 

[Inferno]

As they are being escorted to the transportation, give them an aspirin and tell them to crush it in their mouth, then swallow it. Give them water to wash it down and to help absorption of the aspirin.

Depends on what's wrong. If it's a standard heart attack or clotting stroke, this "can" help.
If it's a bleeding stroke, that can kill the person. Especially if they take blood thinners.
An aspirin can cause a clot to move to a smaller area where it could do more damage to a vital part.

For a stoke, though, "time loss is brain loss"

 

[ltlvt]

The medical community developed a simple test using the acronym F.A.S.T. to help people remember the most common warning signs of stroke and react accordingly. If you think someone is suffering a stroke, give them this test:

F = Face — Ask the person to smile. Does one side of the face droop? Is the smile uneven? That’s a sign of weakness or numbness in the face.

A = Arms — Ask the person to raise both arms. Does one arm drift downward? Can they lift one arm higher than the other? That signals weakness on one side of their body.

S = Speech — Ask the person to repeat a simple phrase. Did they slur? Did their speech sound strange? Could they even repeat the phrase? Trouble speaking is a tell-tale sign of stroke.

T = Time — If the person failed any part of the test, note the time and get help. Call 9-1-1 immediately. Let them know what time you gave this test so they can estimate the length of the stroke.

I sent this to my sister. She just got a pacemaker.

 

[RaisedByWolves]

Something I've learned in my 413 years in this planet is that bad things aren't always bad things. Especially when it comes to health.
The situation mentioned here, with other replies are good examples.
A small "stroke-like" event leads to finding out there's an underlying potential for a massive stroke so that care can be taken to help extend the life. It happens a lot.
My own experience was that I had some pain in my abdomen and had been battling a pneumonia-like condition for months. I finally went to get checked and found I had congestive heart failure due to uncontrolled atrial fibrillation. It allowed me to get to the road to recovery.

It doesn't matter if it's a persistent pain, cough, headache, feeling, etc. It can all be a warning light that you need to have things checked to find the more serious reason why you are experiencing these symptoms.

As we get older, the need to do this is exacerbated and time is often of the essence. Nobody ages like Benjamin Button and we aren't teens anymore where a broken leg can be walked off.

Listen to this man!

Anyone who can live that long knows what's up.