Heart attack
'I had chest pains. Probably just heartburn. I wasn’t that
worried. Nobody was. But then nobody had learnt first aid. Nobody
recognised the signs. That I was having a heart attack. And by the
time they did, by the time they called an ambulance, it was too
late.'
Tony isn’t a real person, but heart attacks happen every day. A
third of people who said they could treat a heart attack would do
the wrong thing.
Learning to recognise the signs of a heart attack is simple. So
is calling an ambulance and helping them into a comfortable
position until help arrives.
Dying because no one nearby can deal with the symptoms of a
heart attack is unacceptable. Put life saving information in your
pocket with a free first aid guide.
How to be the
difference for someone having a heart attack