When to seek Medical Care
Call your doctor if you have these symptoms, which are warning signs of a heart attack.
Chest pain or pressure or feeling of indigestion on exertion
Shoulder or arm pain, left or right or both, during physical or stressful activity
Jaw pain
Unexplained shortness of breath (while at rest or comes on suddenly)
Unexplained nausea, vomiting, or sweating
Fainting spell
Palpitations (awareness of rapid or pounding heartbeat)
Giddiness
If these symptoms do not go away in 5 minutes, call your doctor immediately for emergency medical transport to a hospital. Do not try to drive yourself.
Each year, thousands of people die because they did not seek medical attention in time.
It is good to be cautious and go to the hospital.
This may mean the difference between life and death.
Don't worry about "wasting everyone's time." You aren't.
If you are not having a heart attack, that's fine. You may be able to receive treatment for whatever is causing your symptoms.
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