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Heart attacks have beginnings. These beginnings occur in more than 50% of patients. 最重要的是, 如果及时发现, these “beginnings” can be treated before the heart is damaged!
令人震惊的统计数据
- Heart disease causes approximately 1 of 4 deaths in the United States.
- About 50% of sudden cardiac deaths occur outside a hospital. This suggests that many people don’t act on early warning signs.
- Survey results show that only 27% of the respondents were aware of all major symptoms and knew to call 911.
By sharing Early Heart Attack Education (EHAC), we can change these sobering statistics!
Click here to view the American College of Cardiology EHAC poster.
Click here to view the 只用手的CPR Instructional Video.
什么是EHAC?
Early Heart Attack Care (or EHAC) education teaches you to recognize the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack. 为什么? We want you to become an active bystander so you can save a life- even if it's yours.
- About 750,000 people in the U.S. have heart attacks each year. Of those, about 116,000 die.
- Many of these patients experienced early symptoms.
早期迹象
早期迹象 and symptoms that can begin hours or days before a heart attack. You may or may not experience any or all of these symptoms. You may experience mild chest symptoms, such as pressure, burning, aching or tightness. These symptoms may come and go until finally becoming constant and severe.
- 恶心想吐
- Pain that travels down one or both arms
- 下巴疼痛
- 乏力
- 焦虑
- Chest pressure, squeezing or discomfort
- 背部疼痛
- 呼吸急促(气促)
- 饱腹感
- Sleep disturbances including bouts of insomnia or trouble either getting to sleep or staying asleep
- 消化不良
What are the risk factors?
These are the general risk factors. Discuss your risk with your doctor.
- Chest pain, pressure, burning, aching or tightness- it may come and go
- A family history of cardiovascular disease
- 高血压
- 超重或肥胖
- 久坐不动的生活方式
- 使用烟草制品
- Metabolic disease, diabetes or other illnesses
- For women it can also include birth control pills, a history of pre-eclampsia, gestational diabetes or having a low birth weight baby
有什么区别??
男性vs女性
Some heart attack symptoms can be different between men and women. 为什么这很重要?? Women may be less likely to seek immediate medical care which can cause more damage to the heart.
- Men normally feel pain and numbness in the left arm or side of chest, 但是在女性身上, these symptoms may appear on the right side.
- Women may feel completely exhausted, drained, dizzy or nauseous.
- Women may feel upper back pain that travels up into their jaw.
- Women may think their stomach pain is the flu, heartburn or an ulcer.
What are ATYPICAL PRESENTATIONS?
In an atypical presentation, the signs and symptoms are different. 如何? The patient may not complain about pain or pressure in the chest. Be alert for the following:
- A sharp or "knife-like" pain that occurs with coughing or breathing.
- Pain that spreads above the jawbone or into the lower body.
- Difficult or labored breathing.
If you one or more of these symptoms, you owe it to yourself to get these symptoms checked out immediately at Logan Regional Medical Center's 急诊科.
We are an accredited 胸部疼痛 Center, certified by the American College of Cardiology Accreditation 服务.
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PRIDE Community 服务 2019 Community Needs and Health Assessment of Logan County
PRIDE is the Community Action Agency for Logan County, West Virginia. As part of the program requirements, a Community Needs/Health Assessment (CNHA) must be completed every three years. This assessment is used to evaluate current resources, community needs and gaps in services. The process involves the entire community and is developed from information obtained in the process. A full review of local, state and national data is included as part of the assessment process. Logan Regional Medical Center utilizes this information to identify educational & medical needs in our community. The link below will lead you to the complete 2019 Community Needs/Health Assessment for Logan County. A new update will be coming soon.
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