時差N小時:嘻哈治療中風(fēng)

Stroke is the number one cause of adultdisability. But it doesn't have to be that way. Infact, if someone having a stroke gets to the hospitalin time, drugs used to break up the blood clot in thebrain that's causing the stroke can prevent much ofthe damage.

中風(fēng)是致使成年人殘疾的第一大疾病。但是種情形是可以挽回的。事實上，如果中風(fēng)的病人被及時送往醫(yī)院，及時接受可以消除腦部血塊的藥物治療，可以避免中風(fēng)引起的更大的身體損害。

But the treatment is only effective if the patient gets to the hospital within three hoursafter the stroke begins. And the problem is that only three percent of stroke victims gettreatment within that short window. Why? Because most people aren't familiar with the telltalesigns of stroke. Even people having a stroke don't always recognize it as such.

但是前提是病人中風(fēng)后3個小時之內(nèi)被送往醫(yī)院，否則治療無效。問題是只有3%的中風(fēng)病人在這么短的時間內(nèi)接受到治療。為什么?因為大多數(shù)人都不清楚中風(fēng)的病征，即使是中風(fēng)者本人也未必能意識到。

So, determined to improve the number of stroke victims who get to the hospital in time,the National Stroke Association came up with a plan. The program is called Hip Hop Stroke, andit uses rap music to teach school kids to recognize stroke symptoms. One of the raps is about"FAST," a mnemonic for Face, Arm, Speech and Time. When a stroke hits, symptoms includedroopiness in the face, weakness in the arm, and slurred speech. Recognizing these symptomsin time is crucial for getting a stroke victim to the hospital as quickly as possible.

因此為了增加中風(fēng)病人被及時送往醫(yī)院的幾率，美國國家中風(fēng)協(xié)會想到一個計劃。這項計劃叫做嘻哈治療中風(fēng)，即利用說唱教在校學(xué)生識別中風(fēng)的病征。其中一首幫助記憶說唱歌曲“FAST”，這四個字母分別代表臉部，胳膊，話語和時間。發(fā)病時，患者會臉部歪斜，四肢無力，語言謇澀。及時識別出這些病征對患者很重要，這樣他們才能盡快得被送往醫(yī)院。

Does Hip Hop Stroke work? According to one study measuring the program's effectiveness,the answer is yes. Researchers tested more than five-hundred school kids in New York City whoparticipated in the three one-hour sessions. They found that kids exposed to Hip Hop Strokeretain the knowledge for at least three months. The researchers believe that over time, HipHop Stroke could help many more stroke victims get the help they need, on time.

這種嘻哈治療中風(fēng)有效嗎?研究者對此做過調(diào)查，根據(jù)調(diào)查結(jié)果，此計劃是有效的。研究者以紐約市的500名在校學(xué)生為調(diào)查對象，這些學(xué)生均參加過每周3次，每次1小時的課程。他們發(fā)現(xiàn)接觸過嘻哈中風(fēng)的孩子們會保留對這些知識的記憶，至少3個月。研究者相信，以后嘻哈中風(fēng)會幫助更多的中風(fēng)患者及時接受治療。