How does one know if one is having a heart attack?
Let me share with you the contents of an email that I received.
Besides the pain on the left arm, there are other symptoms of a heart attack.
There is an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating.
However these symptoms may also occur less frequently.
Do note that there may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack... The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.
If that happens, you should immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.
There is now a new type of aspirin.
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve under the tongue and these work much faster than the tablet form.
If you're on your own, phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by and inform them that you've had a heart attack and that you've taken 2 aspirins. Then sit near the front door and wait for their arrival. Do not lie down.
Whoever comes to help you will have to send you to the hospital for further treatment.
So I guess it's good practice to keep aspirins by your bedside as you never know....
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