The document provides warning signs and symptoms of heart attacks. It notes that up to 60% of heart attacks are "silent" with no noticeable symptoms. Common symptoms include chest pain and discomfort in the left arm, but heart attacks can occur without chest pains. Less common warning signs include abdominal pain, fatigue, nausea and cold sweats. The document recommends calling emergency services immediately if a heart attack is suspected and provides tips on first aid measures and equipment that can help prevent death from a heart attack.

1. Warning Signs
of Heart Attack

2. Heart attack
is a sudden blockage in
blood vessels that
deliver blood and oxygen
to the heart muscle.

3. Be aware of
"Silent Heart Attacks"
Studies revealed that
up to 40% to 60% of
heart attacks
are unrecognized.

4. Heart Attacks can occur:
When resting or asleep
A sudden increase in
physical activity
A sudden emotional
or physical stress.

5. Recognizing
warning signs
of heart attacks can
save people’s life.

6. Common Symptoms
of Heart Attacks are
chest pain and discomfort
in the left arms, but you can
have a heart attack and not
feel any chest pains.

7. Don't take the chance
Less common warning signs such as –
– Abdominal pain
– Aching in the upper body
– Unexplained anxiety
– Unusual fatigue
– Sleep disturbance
– Shortness of breath
– Cold sweats or clammy skin
– Nausea, vomiting or lightheadedness
could be more dangerous!

8. Many factors can cause a heart
attack, including age, heredity,
high blood pressure,
high cholesterol, obesity,
diabetes, alcohol, stress, and
physical inactivity.

9. How to prevent?
• Don’t smoke
• Prevent high blood pressure
• On diet food that are low in
saturated fat, cholesterol and salt.
• Be physically active
• Keep weight under control
• Control blood sugar

10. What should I do
if I suspect a heart attack?
Call emergency number
immediately
• European Union '112'
• North America '911'
• UK '999'
Go to hospital right away

11. What else can be done?
• Give mouth-to-mouth
rescue breathing and
chest compressions to a
victim until help arrives.
• Take aspirin,Thrombolytics,
or Nitroglycerin, to keep
blood from clotting.

12. Oxygen Therapy
The efficiency of artificial respiration
can be greatly increased by the
simultaneous use of oxygen therapy
• mouth to mouth provides around 16% oxygen.
• a pocket mask with an oxygen flow
provides 40% oxygen.
• Bag Valve Mask or mechanical respirator
provides 99% oxygen.

13. Oxygen Cylinder for Home
• You need to have a source of oxygen.
• An Oxygen cylinder provides oxygen with
higher concentration.
• Recommended:
Portable Oxygen System
E- Tank cylinder with
cart & 15 LPM regulator

14. Use a Defibrillator
• In case of cardiac arrest, a defibrillator will
save life.
• Recommended
Philips HeartStart
Home Defibrillator
• This equipment has been designed in a way
that virtually anyone can use it to help save
the life of a person who suffers a sudden
cardiac arrest.

15. Be prepared and you could
have your loved ones saved
in case of emergency.

16. Essential equipment
to have at home
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