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IT,s An EMERGENCY DIAL 911 For the following emergencies contact your local emegency medical sevices EMS by dialing 911 In some communites the fire or police department should be called. post the telephone numbers of both near each telephone in your house. PERFORM CPR IF NEEDED If you or someone present has been trained in cardiopulmonary resuscitation CPR this procedure may be used to keep a person alive until help arrives. CPR is a part of basic LIFE Support BLS recongizing and correcting failure of the heart or lungs. HEART ATTACK WARNING SIGNS some heart attacks are sudden and intense, but most heart attcks start slowly, with mild pain or discomfort. Often the people affected arent sure what wrong and wait too long before getting help. Here are some of the signs that can mean a heart attack is happening. CHEST DISCOMFORT Most heart attacks involve discomfort in the center of the chest that lasts more than a few minutes or that goes away and comes back. It can feel like uncomfortable pressure squeezing fullness or pain. Discomfort in other areas if the upper body. symptoms can include pain or discomfort in one or both arms the back neck jaw or stomach. Shortness of breath This feeling often comes along with chest discomfort.but it can occur before the chest discomfort. Other signs may include breaking out in a cold sweat nausea or lightheadedness. if you or someone you with has chest discomfort especially with one or more of the other signs don,t wait longer than 5 minutes before calling for help. call 911Get to a hospital right away. Stroke Warning signs sudden numbness or weakness of the 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 headche with no known cause. Not all these warming signs occur in every stroke. If some start to occur don,t wait. Get help immediately. stroke is a medical emergency- call 911. Cardiac Arrest strikes immediately and without warning If it occurs call 911 and begin CPR immedately. Here are the signs of cardiac arrent sudden loss of responsiveness. no response to gentle shaking. No normal breathing. the victim does not take a normal breath when you check for several seconds. No signs of circulation. No movement or coughing. Use The Heimlich Maneuver Learn the Heimlich Maneuver to help relieve a person who is choking. The Heimlich Maneuver consists of sharp thrusts under the choking person diagphragm to dislodge an item blocking the air passage. Choking