Heart attack and stroke victims
A Heart Attack is a sudden occurrence of coronary thrombosis, typically resulting in the death of part of a heart muscle and sometimes fatal.
A Stroke is a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain
A Stroke is a sudden disabling attack or loss of consciousness caused by an interruption in the flow of blood to the brain
1. Sweating leading up to the heart attack, many patients notice cold sweating without any exertion. Your clothes and skin may become soaked in cold sweat, and your face may turn pale or white.
2. Restricting Feeling another feeling may be of suffocation prior to the attack, where there is restriction around the upper back and torso as pressure builds as if a rope is being squeezed around the body. 3. Fatigue during the weeks before a heart attack, individuals will often feel a gradual feeling of fatigue set in, gradually becomes complete exhaustion a few days before the heart attack (i.e., bending down to tie your shoes may even be too tiring). 4. Shortness of Breath many folks, describe a feeling of breathlessness in the days or moments before a heart attack. (i.e., unable to carry on a normal conversation). 5. Flu-Like Symptoms people who suffer a heart attack are usually thought to have had the flu, due to suffering flu-like symptoms leading up to their attack—including indigestion, nausea, bloating, and diarrhoea, which they excuse as “just the flu” 6. Dizziness patients also complain of light headedness prior to a heart attack. Individuals often feel dizzy, like you’re about to pass out. 7. Anxiety a sudden onset of stress so severe that it causes an anxiety attack is common to heart attack sufferers, which is actually the body trying to get your attention that something is wrong. 8. Insomnia almost 50-percent of heart attack patients complain of an inability to fall asleep in the days prior to suffering a heart attack. 9. Chest Pain chest pain leading up to a heart attack can range from mild to severe. However, most often it’s experienced in the breastbone, one or both shoulders, but not always in the actual area of the heart. 10. Pain in Other Areas discomfort or a mild tingling sensation in areas such as the stomach, back, neck, jaw, and most typically in the one or both arms is very common prior to a heart attack. |
Call 000 right away if someone you are with is experiencing these symptoms. Do not drive the patient to the hospital. Definitely do not drive yourself to the hospital. emergency services are trained to treat patients on the way.
Go through the DRS.ABCD plan after the call is made, until help arrives |
The Signs of a Stroke is represented by the acronym FAST
F = Face - is their face drooped on one side?
A = Arms - can they lift both their arms?
S = Speech - is there speech slurred? Can they understand what your saying?
T = Time - time is critical. If you see any of these signs call 000 immediately.
A stroke is not a heart attack. A stroke happens when the supply of blood to the brain is suddenly interrupted. Some strokes are fatal while others cause permanent or temporary disability.
The longer a stroke remains untreated, the greater the chance of brain damage. Emergency medical treatment soon after symptoms begin improves the chance of survival and successful rehabilitation.
F = Face - is their face drooped on one side?
A = Arms - can they lift both their arms?
S = Speech - is there speech slurred? Can they understand what your saying?
T = Time - time is critical. If you see any of these signs call 000 immediately.
A stroke is not a heart attack. A stroke happens when the supply of blood to the brain is suddenly interrupted. Some strokes are fatal while others cause permanent or temporary disability.
The longer a stroke remains untreated, the greater the chance of brain damage. Emergency medical treatment soon after symptoms begin improves the chance of survival and successful rehabilitation.