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Of course you know what a heart attack looks like:
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The victim stops what they’re doing.
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Their eyes open wide.
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They clutch their chest, make some funny noises, and then they collapse to the floor.
Right?
Wrong. (Don’t believe everything you see on TV!)
The brilliant new women's heart attack awareness campaign called Make The Call – Don’t Miss a Beat from the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services shows how symptoms of the classic ”Hollywood Heart Attack” can differ from the actual reality for most women.
A 2009 study suggests that only half of women surveyed indicated they would call 911 if they thought they were having a heart attack (that’s down from 80% just five years ago!) and few were even aware of the most common heart attack symptoms.This campaign urges women to know these symptoms, and then to call 911 immediately.
Read the rest of this article at HEART SISTERS, including how to identify the seven most common heart attack symptoms in women.
