Heart Attack

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Heart Attack Stroke

• Warning Signs What To Do

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1 and 3 Killers in U.S.A.

• 1 killer Coronary Heart Disease
• 3 Killer Stroke leading cause of serious
  disability

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Heart Attack Signs Symptoms

• Chest Discomfort
• Pressure
• Squeezing
• Fullness
• Pain

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Heart Attack Signs Symptoms

• Discomfort in other areas of upper body
• One or both arms
• Back
• Neck
• Jaw
• Stomach
• Shortness of Breath

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Other Signs of Heart Attack

• Breaking out in a cold sweat
• Nausea
• Light-headedness

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Signs of Cardiac Arrest

• Strikes immediately without warning
• Sudden loss of responsiveness
• No normal breathing

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Signs Symptoms of Stroke

• Sudden numbness or weakness
• Face
• Arm
• Leg
• Especially on one side of the body
• Sudden confusion
• Trouble speaking or understanding
• Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes

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More signs of stroke

• Sudden trouble walking
• Dizziness
• Loss of coordination or balance
• Sudden, severe headache with no known cause

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What should you do?

• Dial 911 FAST!!!
• Life Death emergencies
• Every second counts.
• Check the time so you know when the symptoms
  started
• Medications need to be given quickly to be
  effective.
• Info from American Heart Association