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Know the Signs of Heart Attack Don’t Miss a Beat

Know the Signs of Heart Attack Don’t Miss a Beat. Welcome. Introduction. Do you know a friend or relative who has had a heart attack, or have you ever had a heart attack yourself?. Facts about Heart Disease. Cardiovascular disease (CVD) #1 killer since 1900

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Know the Signs of Heart Attack Don’t Miss a Beat

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  1. Know the Signs of Heart AttackDon’t Miss a Beat Welcome

  2. Introduction Do you know a friend or relative who has had a heart attack, or have you ever had a heart attack yourself?

  3. Facts about Heart Disease • Cardiovascular disease (CVD) #1 killer since 1900 • 2,500 Americans die of CVD each day • Estimated Costs: $403.1 billion dollars in 2006 • Over 2,000 Mainers die of heart disease each year, including heart attack • Heart Attack is a major form of CVD • 1.2 million coronary attacks estimated this year • Nearly half of these people will die • 330,000 coronary heart disease deaths occur out-of-hospital, or in the Emergency Department each year

  4. What is a Heart Attack? • Heart disease develops over time as fatty build-up, or plaques, narrowing coronary arteries, restricting blood flow to the heart. • Plaque ruptures, releasing a blood clot. • Blood flow through the coronary arteries is blocked by the clot, causing a heart attack • If blockage continues, heart muscle dies

  5. What does it look like?

  6. Warning Signs of Heart Attack • Chest pain or discomfort • Pain or discomfort in the jaw, neck or back • Feeling weak, lightheaded or faint • Pain or discomfort in the arms or shoulders • Shortness of breath 911

  7. Heart Attacks in Women • Often report discomfort rather than pain • Somewhat more likely to experience: • Shortness of breath • Nausea/vomiting • Back or jaw pain • Pain or discomfort in chest is also a sign • Half of all heart attack deaths

  8. Go in an Ambulance • Person having a heart attack will be seen more quickly • EMTs communicate with ER doctors • ER can prepare for arrival • EMTs can monitor condition andbegin treatment • Time saved is muscle saved

  9. Delay Can be Deadly • Patient delay is the biggest cause of not getting care fast. • Do not wait more than a few minutes—5 at the most—to call 9-1-1.

  10. Why do we delay? • Think symptoms are due to something else • Afraid or unwilling to admit symptoms are serious • Embarrassed about: • “Causing a scene” • Having a false alarm/bothering the EMT • Do not understand need for getting to hospital fast

  11. What People Expect a Heart Attack to be Like • Crushing chest pain • Sudden, intense, falls to the floor—like in the movies • Sometimes a heart attack can be like this but…

  12. ….sometimes symptoms may be different than you expect… • Heart attacks often begin with vague symptoms that slowly intensify. • Pain or discomfort can be relatively mild. • Symptoms may come and go. Heart attack symptoms vary widely from person to person

  13. Uncontrollable Risk Factors • Age • Race/Ethnicity • Gender • Family history of early heart disease • Previous heart attack, stroke or other signs of heart disease

  14. Controllable Risk Factors • Smoking • Diabetes • High blood cholesterol • High blood pressure • Overweight/obesity • Physical inactivity

  15. Lifestyle Changes • Reduce intake of fatty foods and eat more fruits and vegetables • Walk 30 minutes a day • Exercise prevents stroke, heart disease and other conditions Check out: www.healthymainewalks.org

  16. Don’t Miss a Beat! With any one of these symptoms… Call 911 Immediately!

  17. Steps to survival • Learn heart attack warning signs. • Talk with family and friends about warning signs and calling 9-1-1. • Talk to your doctor about heart attack risk and what to do to reduce your risk • Watch for signs in friends and family and act quickly – call 9-1-1.

  18. For More Information • Local Contact: email: website: phone: • Maine CDC Cardiovascular Health Program email: dlouder@mcd.orgwww.healthymainepartnerships.org/mcvhp • Maine Quality Forum, In a Heartbeat email: carrie.hanlon@maine.gov www.mainequalityforum.gov/inaheartbeat.html

  19. Resources • American Heart Association: Fact Sheets, research, brochures www.americanheart.org • National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute www.nhlbi.nih.gov • Your Local Healthy Maine Partnership: Risk factor, heart disease and stroke resources www.healthymainepartnerships.org

  20. You are the key! • Survey of today’s presentation and materials • Follow-up survey THANK YOU!

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