Act In Time To Heart Attack Signs - Poster
This attractive, colorful poster gives patients and visitors the key concepts and action steps in surviving a heart attack: Understand that treatments can stop a heart attack in its tracks if they are given quickly; know the heart attack warning signs; when in doubt, check it out; call 9-1-1 within 5 minutes; make a survival plan. With large type, the poster is easy to read. Simple, clear language makes key points easy to remember.
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- 01-3646
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Originally published by the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NIH Publication No. 01-3646). U.S. government work, public domain. Reproduced as archived reference, not current guidance.
Act in Time to
Heart Attack Signs
Heart disease is the top killer of men and women. Learn the signs of a heart attack and the steps to take if one happens. You can save a life–maybe your own.
Treatments can stop a heart attack in its tracks. Clot-busting drugs and other artery-opening treatments work best to stop a heart attack if given within 1 hour of the start of symptoms.
Know the warning signs: ▲ Discomfort or pain in the center of the chest. ▲ Discomfort in the arm(s), back, neck, jaw, or stomach. ▲ Shortness of breath. ▲ Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness.
Uncertainty is normal. Heart attacks are not always sudden and intense. Many start slowly, with only mild pain or discomfort. You may not be sure what’s wrong–even if you’ve had a heart attack. Each heart attack can have different signs. When in doubt, check it out.
Don’t delay. Call 9-1-1. Minutes matter! Don’t wait more than a few minutes–5 minutes at most–to call 9-1-1.
Plan ahead. ▲ Learn the warning signs. ▲ Talk with family and friends about the warning signs and the need to call 9-1-1 quickly.
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▲ Talk with your health care provider about factors that increase your chance of
This material is based on original content developed as part of the Rapid Early
Action for Coronary Treatment (REACT) research program, funded by the having a heart attack–and how to reduce
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health,
Bethesda, Maryland. your risk.
9-1-1
U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Public Health Service National Institutes of Health
September 2001 Act in Time To Heart Attack Signs
Archived page, reproduced from a 2012 copy. It is reference material, not current guidance.