Act quickly to save a life
If you or someone you know has symptoms of a heart attack or stroke, call 911 or go to the nearest hospital emergency room immediately.
Symptoms of a heart attack:
- Discomfort/pain in center of chest that lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back
- Discomfort in the arm(s), back, neck, jaw, or stomach
- Shortness of breath
- Breaking out in a cold sweat, nausea, or light-headedness
Some heart attack symptoms are more common in women than in men:
- Stomach, abdominal pain, or unusual chest pain
- Nausea or dizziness
- Shortness of breath and difficulty breathing
- Unexplained anxiety, weakness, or fatigue
- Palpitations, cold sweat, or paleness
Signs of a stroke:
- Sudden numbness or weakness of face, arm, or leg, especially on one side of body
- Sudden confusion, trouble speaking or understanding
- Sudden difficulty seeing in one or both eyes
- Sudden difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance or coordination
- Sudden severe headache with no know cause
Stroke symptoms unique to women:
- Trouble seeing or walking
- Shortness of breath
- Chest pain
- Seizure or severe headache
- Sudden hiccups
- Sudden nausea
- Sudden weakness
- Sudden racing heartbeat
- Sudden pain in face, chest, arms, or legs
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