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Got a stroke? bleed your fingers...

I'm posting this to alert anyone who googles it up, that it is false information.

pricking a stroke victim's fingers and ears is not going to reverse the stroke. you'll just have a bleeding, rapidly deteriorating stroke victim.

get the scoop at http://www.snopes.com/medical/disease/stroke.asp.

the email making the rounds (and posted on many blogs as true when I googled it) is reproduced below in all its glorious zaniness. I mean, look at Step 6! "If the victim's mouth is crooked, then pull on his ears until they are red."


         A NEEDLE CAN SAVE THE LIFE OF A STROKE PATIENT -
         From a Chinese professor.
         Keep a syringe or needle in your home to do this...
         It's amazing and an unconventional way of recovering from stroke,
         read it through it can help somebody one day.
         This is amazing. Please keep this very handy.
         Excellent tips. Do take a minute to read this.
         You'll never know, ones life may depend on you.

         My father was paralysed and later died from the result of a stroke
         I wish I knew about this first aid before.
         When stroke strikes, the capillaries in the brain will
         gradually burst.' (Irene Liu)
         When a stroke occurs, stay calm.

         No matter where the victim is, do not move him/her.
         Because, if moved, the capillaries will burst.

         Help the victim to sit up where he/she is to prevent him/her
         from falling over again and then the blood letting can begin.

         If you have in your home an injection syringe that would be the best.
         Otherwise, a sewing needle or a straight pin will do.

         1. Place the needle/pin over fire to sterilize it and then use
         it to prick the tip of all ......10 fingers.
         2.. There are no specific acupuncture points,
         just prick about an mm from the fingernail..
         3. Prick till blood comes out.
         4. If blood does not start to drip, then squeeze with your fingers.
         5. When all 10 digits is bleeding, wait a few minutes then the
         victim will regain consciousness.
         6. If the victim's mouth is crooked, then pull on his ears
         until they are red.
         7. Then prick each earlobe twice until two drops of blood comes
         from each earlobe.
         After a few minutes the victim should regain consciousness.

         Wait till the victim regains his normal state without any
         abnormal symptoms then take him to the hospital.Otherwise,
         if he was taken in the ambulance in a hurry to the hospital,
         the bumpy trip will cause all the capillaries in his brain to burst.

         If he could save his life, barely managing to walk, then it is
         by the grace of his ancestors.

          'I learned about letting blood to save life from Chinese
         traditional doctor, Ha Bu Ting, who lives in Sun Juke.

         Furthermore, I had practical experience with it.
         Therefore, I can say this method is 100% effective.

         In 1979, I was teaching in Fung Gaap College in Tai Chung.
         One afternoon, I was teaching a class when another
         teacher came running to my classroom and said in panting,
         'Ms Liu, come quick, our supervisor has had a stroke!'
         I immediately went to the 3rd floor.
         When I saw our supervisor, Mr. Chen Fu Tien, his colour was off, his
         speech was slurred, his mouthwas crooked - all the symptoms of a stroke.
         I immediately asked one of the practicum students to go to the
         pharmacy outside the school to buy a syringe,
         which I used to prick Mr. Chen's 10 fingers tips.
         When all 10 fingers were bleeding
         (each with a pea-sized drop of blood), after a few minutes, Mr.
         Chen's face regained its colour and his eyes' spirit returned, too.
         But his mouth was still crooked.
         So I pulled on his ears to fill them with blood.
         When his ears became red,
         I pricked hisright earlobe twice to let out two drops of blood.
         When both earlobes had two drops of blood each, a miracle happened.
         Within 3-5 minutes the shape of his mouth returned to normal
         and his speech became clear.
         We let him rest for a while and
         have a cup of hot tea, then we helped him go down the stairs,
         drove him to Wei Wah Hospital. He rested one night and was
         released the next day to return to school to teach.
         Everything worked normally.   There were no ill after effects.
         On the other hand, the usual stroke victim usually suffers
         Irreparable bursting of the brain capillaries on the way to the hospital.
         As a result, these victims never recover.' (Irene
         Liu)Therefore, stroke is the second cause of death.The lucky
         ones will stay alive but can remain paralysed for life.
         It is such a horrible thing to happen in ones life.

         If we can all remember this blood letting method and
         start the life saving process immediately, in a short time, the
         victim will be revived and regain 100% normality.


         IF POSSIBLE PLEASE FORWARD THIS AFTER READING. YOU NEVER KNOW
         IT MAY HELP SAVE A LIFE FROM STROKE.


please spread the word and save potential stroke victims from dying with bloody fingers and swollen ears.

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