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HEART ATTACK!!

HEART ATTACK!!. Did you know..?!. Heart disease is the leading cause of death African Americans are at greater risk for heart disease Prevalence of heart disease in black females is 44.7% compared to 32.4% in white females

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HEART ATTACK!!

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  1. HEART ATTACK!!

  2. Did you know..?! • Heart disease is the leading cause of death • African Americans are at greater risk for heart disease • Prevalence of heart disease in black females is 44.7% compared to 32.4% in white females • African American men die from heart attack associated with stress over any other ethnicity • Stress is the #1 health problem African Americans are facing today

  3. WHY? • <50% of African American females don’t feel well educated about heart disease • >50% who suffer from stress do not seek help. • Struggles affecting African Americans • Racism and prejudice • Worrying about income • Concern over area of living and safety • Violence • Family troubles • Poor lifestyle choices

  4. General Risk Factors.. • Age: men 45 or older and women 55 or older are more likely to have an attack • Smoking • Diabetes • High blood pressure & high cholesterol • Family history • Lack of physical activity/ obesity • Stress • Illegal drug use

  5. Mt. zion, This is you! • 37 members were surveyed • 29 ushers= 78% • 7 welcome/ greeters=19% • 1 nurse aide= 0.03% • 25 answered YES for family history heart disease= 68% • 12 answered NO for history of heart disease= 32% • 10 said they had personal/family history of high blood pressure=27% • 6 said they had personal/ family history of diabetes= 16% • 20 said they had both high blood pressure and diabetes= 54% • 1 said they had neither of the health problems= 0.03% • 46% said they knew what to do if someone had a medical emergency

  6. Game on • Every 20 seconds, a person in the united states has a heart attack • Every minute 3 people die of a heart attack • 4 out of 10 people who have an attack will die from it • At least 250,000 people die of heart attacks each year before they reach the hospital

  7. What is a heart attack? • When a blood clot or other blockage cuts blood flow to a part of your heart • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IKsovN8Pic&feature=player_embedded

  8. signs & symptoms • Pressure, a feeling of fullness or a squeezing pain in the center of your chest that lasts for more than a few minutes • Pain extending beyond your chest to your shoulder, arm, back, or even to your teeth and jaw • Prolonged pain in the upper abdomen • Shortness of breath • Cold sweat • Nausea and vomiting • Lightheadedness • Fatigue

  9. AED POLICY & how to act! • On website under health ministries on the right side: http://www.mtzion-baptist.org/files/aed_policy.pdf • Call 911 • Get the AED • Bring red AED box to victim • Turn on AED • Follow verbal commands from AED • Crowd control- listen to ushers commands

  10. THE END!!!

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