Chest Pain
For those experiencing a heart attack, visit a hospital emergency room or call 9-1-1 immediately. We are proud to operate a cardiac catheterization lab (cath lab), where those experiencing a heart attack can receive interventional care. In the cath lab, a doctor removes the blockage and restores blood flow to the heart as quickly as possible.
Knowledge is power, and that is why we like to provide education to our patients and community members. Below is more information about heart attack warning signs and hands-only CPR. The time to learn the signs and symptoms of a heart attack, as well as hands-only CPR is now.
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Heart Attack Warning Signs
When you’re experiencing a heart attack, every moment counts. The problem is that most heart attacks aren’t like the sudden ones you see in the movies – many start slowly, with discomfort, leaving individuals to wait too long before getting help.
Here are some signs that could mean you’re experiencing a heart attack:
- Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness, or pain.
- Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw, or stomach.
- Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort.
- Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or lightheadedness.
Remember, men and women are a little different when it comes to symptoms. Like men, the most common heart attack symptom for a woman is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other less common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting, and back or jaw pain.
Learn the signs, but remember, even if you’re not sure it’s a heart attack, tell a doctor about your symptoms and have it checked out. Minutes matter! Fast action can save lives – maybe your own. Don’t wait to call 9-1-1 or your emergency response number.
If you are experiencing chest pain or think you may be having a heart attack, please call 9-1-1.
Hands-Only CPR
According to the American Heart Association, more than 350,000 EMS-assisted out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur each year in the US. Approximately 90 percent of people who suffer out-of-hospital cardiac arrests die, but CPR, especially if performed immediately, can double or triple a cardiac arrest victim’s chance of survival.
Hands-Only CPR has been shown to be as efficient as conventional CPR for cardiac arrest at home, at work, or in public. To learn more about Hands-Only CPR, please watch the videos below or click here.
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