Life threatStep 1 of 6
Chest Pain / Heart Attack
Crushing chest pressure with sweating. Stop everything.
How you know
- Pressure or squeezing in the center of the chest lasting minutes
- Pain into jaw, neck, back, or left arm
- Cold sweat, nausea, breathlessness
- Women and diabetics often have vague symptoms
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Stop all activity. Sit them down, knees bent, back supported.
Never
- — Never let them drive themselves
- — Never let them walk to the vehicle if avoidable
Evacuate now if
- — Any chest pain lasting more than a few minutes
- — Pain with sweating, breathlessness, or collapse