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Are you prepared for a heart attack emergency? Check your knowledge with this fact sheet from the national heart, lung and blood institute

Discomfort or a heavy feeling in the chest can signal a heart attack.

TRUE: Chest pain is the most commonly reported heart attack symptom. But the pain may not feel severe or “stabbing.” It may feel more like a discomfort. Chest discomfort may be accompanied by or follow shortness of breath. Discomfort or pain may be felt in other areas of the upper body, such as one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. Other symptoms that can occur include breaking out in a “cold sweat,” nausea or light-headedness.

Women do not frequently experience heart attacks.

FALSE: Heart disease is the number one killer of American women, and nearly half of all heart attack deaths happen to women. Furthermore, women are less likely to survive a heart attack than are men. (Women are less likely than men to believe they’re having a heart attack and more likely to delay in seeking emergency treatment.)

Some people who are experiencing the symptoms of a heart attack may wait hours or even days before seeking needed medical care.

TRUE: Many people do not recognize their symptoms as life-threatening. That’s why it’s important to know the warning signs and take action quickly. (See warning signs below.)

Being treated within about an hour of the first symptoms can make a signifi cant difference.

TRUE: Heart attack deaths and heart damage can often be avoided when treatment begins within an hour of when the symptoms started.

Many heart attack victims say their heart attack wasnt what they’d expected.

TRUE: Most people expect a heart attack to be a sudden intense pain, but often heart attacks start slowly as a mild pain.

Most heart attacks occur in people over 65.

TRUE: However, 45% of all heart attacks occur in people under age 65. And 5% occur in people under age 40.

The major issue in delay is how long it takes for emergency medical personnel to find the address and deliver the patient to the hospital.

FALSE: The most significant portion of delay time is due to patient delay, the time it takes for an individual to decide to ask for help. Sometimes a patient does not want to believe anything bad is happening and dismisses the seriousness of the symptoms. Sometimes people do not know the symptoms of heart attack.

Heart Attack Warning Signs

Chest discomfort: Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts for more than a few minutes, or goes away and comes back. The discomfort can feel like uncomfortable pressure, squeezing, fullness or pain. Discomfort in other areas of the upper body: Can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach. Shortness of breath: Often comes along with chest discomfort. But it can also occur before chest discomfort. Other symptoms: May include breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea or light-headedness. Note to Women: As with men, women’s most common heart attack symptom is chest pain or discomfort. But women are somewhat more likely than men to experience some of the other common symptoms, particularly shortness of breath, nausea/vomiting and back or jaw pain. even if you’re not sure its a heart attack, you should still have it checked out. Fast action can save lives – maybe your own.