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Heart attack.
Feb. 18th, 2017 04:17 pmLast week, my uncle thought he had the worst heartburn of his life. He walked to a drug store, and waited outside for his friend to buy antacid, which took longer than it might have. When his friend finally left the store, my uncle was unconscious on the sidewalk. His heart had stopped.
He is alive, largely due to the close proximity of an ambulance with EMTs. Most likely, had this happened at another time or place, the family would have lost a relative, and the world would have lost a champion of good.
I am posting to ask you to learn from this. Do not die by failure to recognize a heart attack. Learn the symptoms, which can include (and exclude) any of the following: Pain/discomfort in the chest, arms(s), stomach, and/or jaw (jaw pain won't change as you move it); nausea; shortness of breath; cold sweat; lightheadedness; unexplained fatigue; coughing/wheezing; tachycardia; a sense of impending doom (yes, really).
How to recognize a heart attack (on WikiHow).
He is alive, largely due to the close proximity of an ambulance with EMTs. Most likely, had this happened at another time or place, the family would have lost a relative, and the world would have lost a champion of good.
I am posting to ask you to learn from this. Do not die by failure to recognize a heart attack. Learn the symptoms, which can include (and exclude) any of the following: Pain/discomfort in the chest, arms(s), stomach, and/or jaw (jaw pain won't change as you move it); nausea; shortness of breath; cold sweat; lightheadedness; unexplained fatigue; coughing/wheezing; tachycardia; a sense of impending doom (yes, really).
How to recognize a heart attack (on WikiHow).
