Hi all, serious disucssion pls, I rec'd this forwarded e-mail. Personally I find it makes some sense as stroke is due to blood clot in the brain (correct me if I'm wrong). What do u guys think could it be jus another e-mail hoax?
Subject: FW: A needle can save your life
> A NEEDLE CAN SAVE YOUR LIFE
> Please try this in case of emergency....
> First Aid for Stroke
> Keep a syringe or needle in your home to do this...
> It's amazing and an unconventional way
> of recovering from stroke, read it and
> it can help somebody one day.
> This is amazing, if it works. Please keep
> this very handy...
> Excellent tips. Do take a minute to read
> this. You'! ll never know. One's life may depend on you.
> My father was paralyzed 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.
> 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 is to
> prevent him from falling over again, and
> then the bloodletting 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.
> Place the needle/pin over fire to sterilize
> it,and then use it to prick the tip of all
> 10 fingers.
> There are no specific acupuncture points,
> just prick about a millimeter from the
> fingernail.! Prick till blood comes out.
> If blood does not start to drip, then
> squeeze with your fingers.
> When all 10 digits is bleeding, wait a
> few minutes then the victim will regain
> consciousness.
> If the victim's mouth is crooked, then pull
> on his ears until they are red. Then prick
> each ear lobe twice until two drops of blood
> comes from each ear lobe. After a few minutes
> the victim should regain consciousness.
> Wait till the victim regain his normal state
> without any abnormal symptoms then take him
> to the hospital.
> Earlier, 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 a 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 class when another teacher came running to
>my
> class room and said in panting, "Mr. 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 color was off, his speech was
>slurred, his
> mouth was 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
> color 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 his right earlobe twice to let out 2 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, had we brought him to the hospital immediately
> after a stroke, the victim usually suffers irreparable bursting of
>the
> brain capillaries on the way to the hospital. As a result, these
>victims
> never recover.
>
> Therefore stroke is the second cause of death. The lucky ones will
> stay alive but can remain paralyzed for life. It is such a horrible
>thing
> to happen in one's life. If we can all remember this bloodletting
>method
> and start the life-saving process immediately, in a short time, the
>victim
> will be revived and regain 100% normality. We hope you can tell
>others
> about this first aid method. By doing so, stroke may be removed from
>the
> list of major causes of death.
>
> Forward this after reading. It will be a good deed indeed. The
> greatest risk is not taking one... Make a difference!!!
>
> "Say good words, have good thoughts, do good deeds, and help make a
> world of difference."
dun anyhow try..