Early Heart Attack Care education teaches you to recognize the early signs and symptoms of a heart attack. We want you to become an active bystander so you can save a life - even if it’s your own.

Prevent a Heart Attack

• Learn the risk factors.
• Understand the difference between men and women.
• Is it a heart attack? Learn the atypical symptoms.

Did you Know?

• Like other diseases, heart attacks have early signs & symptoms. 
• THESE “BEGINNINGS” MAY OCCUR IN 50% OF PATIENTS. 
• If recognized, people can be treated before heart damage occurs. 

Heart Attacks Have Beginnings

• Feeling of fullness
• Pain that travels down one or both arms
• Jaw pain
• Excessive fatigue
• Anxiety
• Chest pressure, squeezing, aching, or burning
• Back pain
• Nausea or vomiting
• Shortness of breath

Save a Life

• If someone collapses, call 9-1-1!
• Perform Hands-Only CPR.
• Find and deploy an AED (Automated External Defibrillator).

SURVIVE. DON’T DRIVE. CALL 9-1-1

Source: American College of Cardiology