Sometimes seemingly unconcerning symptoms can actually be an indicator of a health emergency. Find out what symptoms you should be paying attention to. It could save your life.
You’re enjoying a relaxing evening at home when you begin to feel unusual pain in your chest. Maybe it’s just a bad case of indigestion—or is it something more serious that requires medical attention?
Time is of the essence in any true emergency situation. With heart attacks and strokes, if treatment is not provided as soon as possible, survival rates decrease rapidly. If you suspect that you may be having a heart attack or stroke, seek emergency treatment immediately in an emergency room—not a doctor’s office or urgent care center. Don’t chance it.
It’s also important not to delay care due to coronavirus fears. Our hospitals are still safe places to receive care, even during the pandemic.
Here are eight symptoms you shouldn’t disregard:
- Chest Pain. You might be having a heart attack if you experience a combination of chest pressure, pain or discomfort. …
- Changes in Mental Status. Excruciating Headache. …
- Unconsciousness of Any Duration. …
- Trouble Breathing. …
- Severe Abdominal Pain. …
- Fever. …
- Suicidal Thoughts.