And here’s another reference that lists still more heart attack symptoms in women:

http://womenshealth.about.com/cs/heartdisease/
a/sympofheartatta.htm

DO THIS WHILE YOU’RE HEALTHY!

     BEFORE you have symptoms of a heart attack: call your local hospital cardiology departments to find out which perform emergency angioplasty to open blocked arteries -- and if this is done less than 90 minutes after arrival at the hospital. Ideally your doctor should have admitting privileges at this hospital.

     This little survey may well save your life!

     And then you might take a look at this website where the U.S. government compares more than 4,000 hospitals nationwide as to their cardiac care:

http://www.cms.hhs.gov/HospitalQualityInits/
25_HospitalCompare.asp

     Is the above HHS Hospital Quality site useful? Some medical personnel say it’s not. Check out this contrary opinion by clicking below:

http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/75935.php

MAYO CLINIC’S FIRST AID INFORMATION

     You may want to bookmark this address. After all, you don’t want to fumble around with the computer while someone’s sobbing and bleeding profusely. Though some of the categories – especially “choking” and “heart attacks” – you will surely wish to abandon in favor of calling 911. Still, it was thoughtful of the MAYO CLINIC to include them, in case you should want to read up in advance.

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/FirstAidIndex/FirstAidIndex

IN CASE OF MEDICAL EMERGENCY

     My husband's doctor suggested that we carry in our billfolds our basic medical information, such as medications we take, allergies, and telephone numbers that emergency personnel should contact. It's also a good idea to identify emergency contact numbers on your cell phone. If you put ICE, which stands for "in case of emergency," before these numbers, emergency workers will know these are your emergency contacts.

     In addition, you may want to join the ICE organization, which calls itself, "The world's leading emergency contact service." It operates in the U.S. and Canada. Joining ICE would be especially important if you have a drug allergy or other condition that might lead emergency room personnel to do the wrong thing if you were brought in unconscious. ICE says, "In an emergency situation, emergency personnel are faced with on the spot decisions. When every second counts, emergency personnel need answers fast so they can quickly and effectively give you or your loved ones the medical attention they so desperately need."

     ICE can also help in situations where you have no cell phone or it is lost. They are on duty 24/7 to give emergency medical information to rescue staff. Membership costs $29.99 for the first year, $19.95 per year after that.

http://icecontactusa.com/

     Or, as my husband's doctor suggests, simply put a card in your billfold with your basic medical informaton and emergency phone numbers.

THE NEW CPR TECHNIQUE

     If you see someone fall with a cardiac arrest, the first thing you do of course is call 911. Then you may want to begin a NEW kind of CPR that works better for amateurs than the old technique. It also is simpler and easier. Read about it here:

http://www.insurevents.com/Articles/CPR.htm