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「中風」非老人專利!SAVE YOUR LIFE

認識中風徵兆，自救助人有一套Don't be one of the 5.5 millionpeople who will die from a stroke this year

的確，年紀較大的人有較高的中風風險。

不過，布魯克的例子則顯示出，任何人都有可能中風。

當腦部的血液供給因為血塊或腦出血而受阻時，就會中風；結果便是缺氧、腦損、失能。

中風的一個症狀有可能是單側身體無力。

突然喪失視力、暈眩、突發性劇烈頭痛、說話含糊不清或行動出現不便都可能是徵兆。

此外，也有可能出現暈眩或嘔吐的情況。

你有中風的風險嗎？

仔細檢視自己的生活。

你是否有心房顫動、高血壓或睡眠呼吸中止症？

抽菸、缺乏運動、不良飲食、酗酒以及體重過重也是重要因素。

定期健康檢查、改善飲食、減少重量、多多運動都能救你一命。

比爾三十幾歲，有一天他感到壓力很大，身體不太舒服，所以量了一下血壓。

超過兩百！

他的醫生立刻開藥給他。

比爾減了三十五公斤，開始每天健走，並學著放鬆。

你自己得做點什麼改變，才能防止中風找上門呢？

It is true that older people are more at risk for stroke. However, Brooke's example shows that anyone can have a stroke. A stroke occurs when the blood supply to the brain is disrupted by a blood clot or a blood leak in the brain. The result is oxygen starvation, brain damage and loss of function.

 One symptom may be weakness on one side of the body. Sudden vision loss, dizziness, sudden severe headaches, trouble speaking and problems moving

may also be signs. Fainting or vomiting may also be experienced.

 Are you at risk for having a stroke? Look at your life. Are you experiencing atrial

fibrillation, high blood pressure or sleep apnea? Smoking, lack of physical activity, poor diet, alcohol abuse and being overweight are also factors.

 Getting regular checkups, improving your diet, losing weight and exercising more could save your life. In his 30s, Bill felt stressed and unwell one day, so he checked his blood pressure. It was over 200! He was immediately prescribed medication. Bill lost 35 kilograms, started walking every day and learned to relax.

 What changes do you need to make to protect your life?

distrupt （v.）打斷；擾亂

Class was disrupted by the fire bell, and everyone in the school had to go outside. 火警鈴聲中斷了上課

The secretary told the visitor he couldn’t disrupt the CEO because he was on an international call. 國際電話

distruption （n.）

There was a disruption to the east coast’s train service last month due to the earthquake.

symptom （n.）徵狀

When you visit a doctor, the first thing you will be asked is what your symptoms are.

Sudden and unexplained weight loss is one symptom of a serious illness. 突然發生和無法解釋的體重下降，是嚴重疾病的徵狀之一

symptomatic （adj.）有徵狀的

The current economic conditions are symptomatic of a recession. 經濟衰退的徵狀

to be at risk of ＋（n.）

That means it's likely or likelier that you will experience something.

leaky

That word is used as a noun in our lesson, but it can be a verb as well.

my sink is leaking⇒"I have a leaky faucet or a leaky sink."

symptom vs. sign

Well, the way that I think of it is a sign, we use the word "sign" when we're talking about

communicating something or relaying a message or telling somebody about something.

But we use the word "symptom" when just talking about the fact of something.

to vomit/ throw up/ barf/ puke/ toss the cookies 嘔吐

crunch time 非常危機的時刻【比賽的決勝時刻】

The basketball game was down to the crunch. 

crunch time 把所有的能力、智慧和精力一次拿出來的時刻

Come on, everyone, it’s crunch time. 加油!各位 拿出最好的表現 

checkup （n.）體檢

It’s very important for people to have regular checkups.  定期健康檢查

check up （ph v.）

Five doctors checked up on Clara when she was in the hospital.

When Joseph first started his job, a colleague checked up on him daily to see how he was doing.

prescribe （v.）醫師開藥

Do you know what medication your doctor prescribed for your sore throat?

Complete rest was what the doctor prescribed for Stuart’s exhaustion. 醫師開給Stuart的疲勞倦怠處方是完全的休息

prescribe （v.）規定

Two years in jail is what law prescribes for a theft of this kind. 法律對於這類的盜竊行為是兩年的監禁 

to exam 

So I get the idea here that we need to examine our lives and see if there's anything we need to change, or if there's anything going on that could be a sign that we need to pay attention.

atrial fibrillation

high blood pressure

sleep apnea

AED= automated external defibrillator 自動體外心臟電擊去顫器

alcohol abuse

overweight vs. fat vs. obese