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Around two three months ago, during a monthly safety meeting at work, heart attack was the topic and we were also told about what to do when someone around us had a chest pain. The message was clear. “You need to call 9-1-1 even if that person insisted that s/he was okay.” I remember there was a short video clip that came with that presentation but I need to check with someone in my office about that.

Tonight I was trying to see if I could find that short clip on the Internet, instead I found this warning sign of heart attack at American Heart Associations website. I have copied the whole section on what the AHA posted there and here we go:

Heart Attack Warning Signs

Some heart attacks are sudden and intense — the “movie heart attack,” where no one doubts what’s happening. But most heart attacks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often people affected aren’t sure what’s wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are signs that can mean a heart attack is happening:

• Chest discomfort. Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes, or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain.   
• Discomfort in other areas of the upper body. Symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.   
• Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort.  
• Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or lightheadedness       

As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting, and back or jaw pain.

Learn the signs, but remember this: Even if you’re not sure it’s a heart attack, have it checked out. Minutes matter! Fast action can save lives — maybe your own. Don’t wait more than five minutes to call 9-1-1.

Calling 9-1-1 is almost always the fastest way to get lifesaving treatment. Emergency medical services staff can begin treatment when they arrive — up to an hour sooner than if someone gets to the hospital by car. The staff are also trained to revive someone whose heart has stopped. Patients with chest pain who arrive by ambulance usually receive faster treatment at the hospital, too.

If you can’t access the emergency medical services (EMS), have someone drive you to the hospital right away. If you’re the one having symptoms, don’t drive yourself, unless you have absolutely no other option. 

Please check the AHA website for more information. We would never know when would be the time that someone needs help. What if that someone is actually you, or me, or our love one? Are we prepared?

AHA website is certainly a good place to start for all you need to know about heart attack etc. But please don’t forget to consult you doctor about your health in general, and get your annual physical check up, especially when your beer belly starts to getting bigger and bigger.

Kidding aside, this is another video that I found in youtube. Again, you may be too young to have this problem, but what if someone on the treadmill beside you in the Gym shows the sign of a heart attack? Isn’t that great if you could recognize it then alert the gym people to call the 9-1-1? That could mean another birthday, another hugs, ….that may mean a lot to that person and of course his/her love ones, so please check this out and thanks the person who made and posted that video there.

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