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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