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Facts About Heart Attacks In Women And Palm Harbor CPR Classes

Heart disease is the leading cause of death among women in the United States that claims more female lives than breast cancer and lung cancer combined. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that approximately one in four women die within the first year of a heart attack. Cardiac arrest and heart attack are life-threatening cardiac emergencies, and a victim would require immediate treatment for survival. The best way to handle such emergencies is by getting CPR trained. CPR comprises chest compressions and rescue breaths, and is a lifesaving technique useful in many emergencies in which someone’s breathing or heartbeat has stopped.

Select a certified training site for acquiring training, such as the AHA certified CPR Tampa in Palm Harbor. Become certified at the end of the training classes after successfully passing a skills test and written exam. The AHA recommends that everyone — untrained bystanders and medical personnel alike — begin CPR with chest compressions.


Heart Attack Symptoms In Women:
People are of the notion that heart attacks always happen suddenly and dramatically. When it comes to men, they typically experience obvious heart attack symptoms like obvious chest pain and discomfort whereas women will experience “silent” heart attack symptoms like chest pain or discomfort, stomach pain, fatigue, sweating, pain in arms, back, neck or shoulder, shortness of breath, lightheadedness. One should immediately call 911 if you or someone around you is experiencing the warning signs of a heart attack.

Few facts you should know:
1.      70 is the average age for a first event of myocardial infarction- MI (heart attack) in a woman meaning heart attacks in women generally occur later in life than they do in men.

2.      MI can occur all of a sudden, they can occur when people least expect it with high stress often being a trigger.

3.      Uncontrollable risk factors include age and family history of the disease, whereas many risk factors for MI in women are the result of certain lifestyle choices like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, lack of exercise, smoking and obesity.

4.      Consult your doctor about heart attack prevention if the risk factors are high. Prevention mainly starts with eating a balanced diet, maintaining a healthy weight, regularly exercising and quitting, or not starting, smoking.

Things to keep in mind before starting CPR:
Proper application of CPR can keep oxygenated blood flowing to the brain and other vital organs until more definitive medical treatment can restore a normal heart rhythm (during a cardiac arrest).

1.      Check if the environment is safe for the cardiac arrest victim.

2.      Check whether victim is conscious or unconscious.

3.      If the person doesn’t respond to your shouting or tapping (his shoulders), have one person call 911 or the local emergency number and get the AED, if one is available, and have the other person begin CPR.

4.      If you are alone in the situation, call 911 or your local emergency number before beginning CPR. Get hold of an AED device (if available).

As soon as you get hold of an AED, deliver one shock if instructed by the device, then begin CPR.
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