Heart attack is one of the most lethal causes of death in United States of America. Total 25% of people died in US because of this lethal attack. It means that if you have four friends, one of them will die from heart or cardiac unrest. If you know the cause, you can’t control the death but of course you can be able to protect your family and give first aid on the spot.
As we all know that it is a lethal cause of sudden death in US but you must know the symptoms of heart attack. There are some signs that will appear in case of heart attack. It may be discomfort in heart, abnormal pulse, abnormal breathing, and unconsciousness. However there are some signs that will certainly make you think that people around you may get a heart attack.
Here are some of the top sign of heart attack; you must know them to protect your friends and family:
- Discomfort in chest or chest pain
This is a type of pain that cause unrest. The pain that is consider as squeezing, pressure or fullness cause cardiac unrest. It may last around for few minutes, went away and then come back again. It is one of the most common types of heart attack sign.
- Jaw pain, Headache, toothache
The pain that is caused because of heart attack can be felt or transferred to back, head and jaws easily. It is common that people who face heart attack complain about tooth pain when they are facing such a massive heart issue. This could also happen even if you are not having pain in your chest.
- Shortness of Breath
Another type of identifying cause of heart attack is shortness of breath. This sign can be occur before and after or during the heart attack. It can also be felt even if you are not feeling chest pain.
- Nausea
Bleaching, nausea or indigestion is not major symptoms of cardiac unrest. But these symptoms are mostly appearing in women compared to men when experiencing heart attack.
- Vomiting
Another symptom of experiencing heart attack is vomiting. Some people face such a severe heart attack than due to pain of the attack, they start vomiting. If someone is facing this issue for no reason, hold on mate, it is sign of heart attack. You have to take care of your food.
- Sweating
Excessing cold sweat or sweating could lead to heart attack. This symptom appear because your body is working hard to normalize it.
- Heart Burn
There is misconception among the people that they consider cardiac unrest for heart burns. Even some of the medical staff considers it has heart burn. The heart burn that you will experience all of a sudden and not go away; it should be considered serious and treated properly.
- Arm Pain
People who are facing cardiac unrest are feeling the pain on their arm. Usually the pain exudes down to the left side. It doesn’t mean that you will not be facing any pain on the right arm; you could face the issue on the right arm also. The pain that is radiating down to your arm has to be treated on time.
- Upper Back Pain
As said earlier, you can feel the pain on upper back and it could also be felt on shoulder. If you are feeling continuous pain on your shoulder and it is causing you problem, it must be treated on time.
- Feeling Off
If you are feeling uncomfortable and uneasy, it is one of the common and early symptoms of heart attack. Fatigue, lightheadedness is also cause of fainting, anxiety and panic is another cause that leads to heart attack.
These are top 10 symptoms of heart attack that one could face. However it is important to note down that heart attacks are not limited to men. Women who experience heart attacks are likely to die more than men in this case or could face second attack within year.
According to a study, 95% of women who got heart attack face some of the wrong signs before months of actual heart attack. But unfortunately they don’t go and visit the doctor to consult. Those who went to doctor, mostly doctor can’t be able to identify the issue related to cardiac unrest.
This is the main reason why you must be aware of early signs of heart attacks. If you or your loved ones are facing these signs, it is important for you to give them proper healthcare or aid at that time. You don’t need to be affair to tell you are facing heart issues; it could end up saving your life.