He noticed the poster, and remembered it when he got chestpain himself. He dialled 999 instead of waiting for the pain to go away. Had he chosen latter course, it would have been a fatal mistake. Read the full story here.
* Further background information on heart attacks can be found here, which is a US orientated link.
* For those in the UK, NHS Direct has more information as well.
* Please ignore those who say that heart attacks in women manifest themselves in a different way. THEY DON'T.
It proves the billboard was worth the effort ~ cheers to the fellow for listening, or should I see reading.
ReplyDeleteLisa
When Bryan my husband had his heart attack, he just told the poeople he was working with to leave him on the floor until he felt better. Not to phone for an ambulance or the doctor. If they had listened to him, I wouldn't still have him with me I'm sure. Luckily someone knew the symptoms and phoned the paramedics who helped him en-route to hospital where he was kept in for a week.
ReplyDeleteI remember in my forties having chest pains which took about fifteen minutes to ease off and I held a hot water bottle agains it as I thought it was muscular. It probably was but nobody wants to think heart attack. That happens to others...like cancer...doesn't it? Not so.... as Bryan and I are here to tell.
Check it out straight away.
Jeanie
It's nice to know that billboards and other forms of advertising do have a good impact at times. Glad he called for help. And you're right, heart attack symptoms for women can be exactly like those for men.
ReplyDeleteLori
Well, I know what my mother's was like, which was not completely the same as I've heard men describe them. I think that they all have similarities and yet are all unique/different, too. ANY of the basic signs should not be ignored, just in case.
ReplyDeleteThat one sign saving that man's life? Priceless:)