Heart Attack the most feared word ?

It is very important to know the symptoms of heart attack because the sooner you recognize them the chances of good recovery are better.

1) Pain in the chest or arms and or neck or jaw.

2) Chest or abdominal pain can come and go or stay constant.

3) A severe,crushing pain.

4) A tight,squeezing sensation .

5) A stabbing or burning sensation that feels like indigestion.

6) Pain or pressure under the breast bone or in the middle of the back.

7) Arm pain, which may be soreness or heaviness, that can affect one or both arms, spread from the chest or stay localized in just the shoulder or arm and not affect the chest at all.

A soreness or ache that people may mistake for muscle strain.

9) Neck or jaw pain can be present as severe pain in jaw, up the neck or even around the ears and constrict sensation in or around the throat.

Symptoms can occur any time and may or may not be associated by the following:–

1) Profuse sweating or a cold,clammy sweat.

2) Nausea and vomiting without warning or burning in the throat.

3) Shortness of breath.

4) Palpitations.

5) Anxiety or feeling of doom.

6) The skin becomes cool and moist and changes from a pink colour to pale or grey.

cpr on a heart patient

Danger Signals

If you suddenly get severe chest pain or any of the symptons mentioned above,It could be a sign of a blocked coronary artery.

* People with chest pain (angina) should watch out for the following

* If glyceryl trinitrate (sorbitrate) tablet used to manage the chest pains no longer seems adequate.

* If it takes less exertation to bring on pains,

Fast action saves lives as first few hours are critical.

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