News of a study
from Ireland that women with heart attack symptoms take far longer to get to
the hospital than men do. And it’s quite disturbing. It clearly shows that many
women don’t believe that heart attack symptoms need to be taken seriously, or
at the very least, they have a tough time understanding a heart attack can have
subtle symptoms. Not just the chest pain. There could be pain down the arm or
radiating into the jaw, and it some cases, feelings of indigestion, chest
pressure, intense nausea or sweating can be signs. Another big problem is women
took about fourteen hours to get to the emergency room compared to three hours
the average man took. Men, meanwhile, are more likely than women to make the
dangerous choice of driving themselves to the emergency room. Patients
typically said they drove because they thought it was the fastest way to get to
the hospital, but many also admitted they were on the verge of collapse once
they arrive.
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