What is Heart Attack and What to do

Heart attack can strike anyone. When it occurs, there is no time for delay. Most hear attack victims survive if they recognize what is happening to them and get help quickly.

What are the signals?
Signals of heart attack vary, but these are the usual warning:

1. The victim may feel uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing, or pain in the center of the chest for more than two minutes.
2. Pain may spread to the shoulders, neck, or arms.
3. Severe pain, dizziness, fainting, sweating, nausea, or shortness or breath may also occur.
4. These signals are not continually present. Sometimes they subside, then return.

What should to do?

Heart attack victim commonly deny their symptom and delay getting help. That’s the first thing to do, Get Help. Phone a rescue squad, police, fire department, or whoever handles such emergencies in your community. Do you know whom to call? Find out?

If you can get to the hospital faster that you can call for help, go immediately. The victim may find it more comfortable to be transported in sitting or semi reclining position.

If you discover someone who has collapse have a chance to save that person if you can perform CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation). CPR training personnel will teach you the proper procedures to use to deliver immediate temporary aid to the victim. This aid may sustain the victim until the medical help arrive.