Some Warning Signs for Heart Attack and Stroke
/Heart Attack
- Uncomfortable pressure, fullness, squeezing or pain in the center of the chest
lasting more than a few minutes. - Pain spreading to the shoulders, neck or arms.
- Chest discomfort with lightheadedness, fainting, sweating, nausea or shortness
of breath. - Upper back pain
Stroke
- Sudden numbness ore weakness of face, arm or leg, especially on one side of the body.
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding.
- Sudden trouble seeing in one or both eyes.
- Sudden trouble walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination.
- Sudden, severe headache with no known cause.