People who suffer a heart attack normally feel pain in the centre of the chest or behind the breastbone. This can last for a few minutes before the heart attack. They may feel pain spreading to the shoulders, neck, jaw or arms. Those people can start to sweat and feel short of breath. A person can feel rapid or irregular heartbeats. He or she may also feel dizzy or sick in the stomach.
A person can also suffer from a silent heart attack. In a silent heart attack a person does not feel that there is something wrong. This is common among people who suffer from diabetes.
Heart attacks are common in Australia among people who are overweight or smoke a lot. Those people normally don't lead an active lifestyle. They drink much and have high cholestrerol levels. Living under a lot of stress can increase someone's chances of having a heart attack.
Heart attacks are a big problem in America. There are nearly one million Americans who suffer heart attacks every year. In a heart attack the heart gets blocked suddenly.
When a person suffers a heart attack, he or she must be rushed to hospital straight away. This is normally done by dialling 000 and asking for the ambulance service. When the patient is in hospital doctors do many quick tests to see how much damage was done to the heart. This is called an ECG scan. Doctos also take the patient's blood preasure and perform surgical operations if needed to safe the person's life.
To avoid having a heart attack you should:
- stop smoking
- see your doctor for regular check ups of your blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels
- eat a low fat diet, especially animal fat
- keep to a healthy weight
- take regular moderate exercise, such as walking
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Nowadays in Australia there is a media campaign to let people know about heart attacks. People need to be educated on what to do if someone suffers ............ a heart attack at home or anywhere else. Providing quick first aide to a patient is very important while paramedics are on their way to give medical assistance. People who suffer a heart attack normally feel pain in the centre of the ............... or behind the breastbone. This can last for a few minutes before the heart attack. They may feel pain spreading to the shoulders, neck, jaw or arms. Those people ............ start to sweat and feel short of breath. A person can feel rapid or irregular heartbeats. He or she may also ............ dizzy or sick in the stomach. A person can also suffer from a silent heart attack. In a silent heart attack a person does not feel that there is something wrong. This is common among people who suffer from diabetes. Heart attacks are .................. in Australia among people who are overweight or smoke a lot. Those people normally don't lead an active lifestyle. They drink much and have ............... cholestrerol levels. Living under a lot of stress can increase someone's chances of having a heart attack. Heart attacks are a big problem in America. There are nearly one million Americans who suffer heart attacks every year. In a heart attack the heart gets blocked suddenly. When a person suffers a heart attack, he or she must be rushed to hospital straight away. This is normally done by dialling 000 and asking for the ambulance service. When the patient is in hospital doctors do many quick tests to see how much damage was done to the heart. This is called an ECG scan. Doctos also take the patient's blood preasure and perform surgical operations if needed to safe the person's life. To avoid having a heart .............. you should: - stop smoking - see your doctor for regular check ups of your blood pressure and blood cholesterol levels - eat a low fat diet, especially animal fat - keep to a healthy weight - take regular moderate .................. , such as walking.
