Let me stop you in your tracks just there. Even the chinese treatment says it is just a first-aid and nobody is recommending to stop there. While you call the ambulance and wait for it do this first-aid so that it does not get complicated. The stroke-caused damage can be enormous with passage of time. Even in the US metro area an ambulance can take a minimum of half an hour. You are reading some dot com site and prescribe something about which even cardiologists are contending with each other. You know most doctors are so ignorant about the causal factors of stroke. They think atrial fibrillation is the main cause for stroke. They contend that atrial fibrillation (Afib) makes the blood pool in the lower chamber of the heart and causes clotting of blood which can travel towards the brain. But in 85% of stroke occurrences , there is no Afib. It is a general condition in the vascular system. I explained in my previous message about it. Pl read that. Also instead of reading about com and old wives sites, buy and read the book I suggested. The epidemiology and causal factors of stroke are explained there. Even if you are a medical doctor I will not pay attention to what you are stating. Apparently you do not know the basics behind ischemic attacks, stroke, and bleeding. First, if it is a clot-caused stroke there is no reason to believe that the person will bleed profusely with a pinprick. As the blood thickens due to dehydration, the situation is favorable for clot formation. If you are on coumadin, yes there is that risk. If aspirin is taken in limited quantities I suggested (100 mg per day)there is no risk of bleeding either. Besides almost nobody is using aspirin these days as pain-killers. If the person is on heparin there would not have been a clot in the first place. Heparin is usually administered under hospital settings, not taken by the patient at home as a tablet. As for spasmodic cause, many times it is temporary and resolves itself before emergency personnel arrive. But a minor intervention as suggested is not going to cause problems. I repeat nobody is suggesting to stay put without calling 911.