Desun Hospital Health Insight : Heart Attack i.e. Myocardial Infarction | Cardiac Arrest | Stroke: Definition – Symptoms – Causes – Emergency Medical Help
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Desun Hospital Health Insight: In today’s demanding lifestyle people are too engaged with work and various other responsibilities and there is less time for work out, relaxation and following a healthy lifestyle. This is resulting in high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and many other such diseases among people; it is not only affecting the older generation but also the young and middle aged people. The number of cases of heart attack and other heart and brain related problems have increased and many people are at risk.
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Desun Hospital Health Insight : Heart Attack i.e. Myocardial Infarction | Cardiac Arrest | Stroke: Definition – Symptoms – Causes – Emergency Medical Help
- 1. What is Heart Attack ? When supply of blood to the heart is largely reduced or restricted due to clots or narrowing of the arteries due to plaque the condition may precipitate to a heart attack 24 Hours Emergency Hospital 86977 21124 | 83340 31345
- 2. What is Cardiac Arrest ? When the heart, all of a sudden stops beating and this result in cutting the flow of blood and oxygen to vital organs in the human body the condition is called cardiac arrest 24 Hours Emergency Hospital 86977 21124 | 83340 31345
- 3. What is Stroke? When the flow of blood to the brain gets immensely limited , blocked or interrupted for long time for resulting in severe lack of oxygen and nutrients from brain tissues the brain cells starts to die within a few minutes of the stroke 24 Hours Emergency Hospital 86977 21124 | 83340 31345
- 4. Common Symptoms of Heart Attack ? •Discomfort in chest area like heaviness, fullness •Chest pain •Shortness of breath •Sweating or cold sweating •Fainting •Pain radiating towards stomach, jaws, shoulder, neck area and Left arm towards the tip of the middle finger. •Sudden fatigue. Loss of energy 24 Hours Emergency Hospital 86977 21124 | 83340 31345
- 5. Common Symptoms of Cardiac Arrest ? •Loss or lack of consciousness • Breathing stops suddenly • Pulse drops or completely stops •Cannot feel the Blood Pressure People can experience Blackouts, pain in and around chest area, sudden dizziness, fainting, fatigue, rapid palpitations, shortness of breath or nausea or vomiting before cardiac arrest 24 Hours Emergency Hospital 86977 21124 | 83340 31345
- 6. Common Symptoms of Stroke ? •Difficulty in walking and stepping •Slurring of Speech i. e. Difficulty in speaking, responding and understanding things •Remembering usual things or recalling regular things may become difficult •Sudden problem in vision or seeing •Dizziness and or headache may be severe •Partial or complete paralysis, lack of response, weakness or numbness on one side of the body or bilateral depending upon the area of the stroke. •Feeling nausea and vomiting 24 Hours Emergency Hospital 86977 21124 | 83340 31345
- 7. Common Causes of Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest & Stroke •Uncontrolled blood pressure •Less exercise, movement and / or physical activity •Excess body weight, especially around waist area. Obesity. •Diabetes or High blood sugar. Low blood sugar levels or hypoglycemia •Hereditary •Aging •Smoking •High cholesterol levels •Problems in pumping of blood from heart •Known case of cardiac arrest or heart attack •Considerable change in electrolytes •Hyperthyroidism •Pulmonary hypertension 24 Hours Emergency Hospital 86977 21124 | 83340 31345