Heart Attacks and Cardiac Arrests

THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A Heart Attack A Cardiac Arrest a cardiac arrest is triggered a heart attack is a circulation problem which. is caused by a blocked by an electrical malfunction in the heart which causes an irregular heartbeat (arrhythmia), It. artery which prevents oxygen rich blood from cannot pump blood to the reaching a section of the necešsary organs heart. WHAT ARE THE SYMPTOMS? unresponsive, not discomfort in the chest ........ breathing or gasping or upper body, nausea, for air. shortness of. breath. WHAT DO I DO? start CPR as the sooner the ....... s you car i,. If an AED is' ávailable use it Soon as call casualty receives treatment the 999 better, every immediately minute counts. www.ESEDirect.co.uk