Help get the message out to 105,000 people this month!
Learn the symptoms in some unexpected places.
Watch Buckeye Assistant Coach Joe Daniel’s personal experience with a heart and attack and see how Ohio State’s physicians and Columbus EMS are teaming up to treat heart attacks faster.
According to the American Heart Association, more than 100,000 people have a heart attack every month. That’s enough to fill Ohio Stadium once a month for an entire year. Recognizing heart attack symptoms immediately and calling 9-1-1 can help save lives, that’s why Ohio State’s heart attack treatment program is starting a new campaign to teach heart attack symptoms.
Our program wants people to be aware of the warning signs of a heart attack and we need help spreading the word. That’s why we created a special video describing the symptoms of a heart attack in an unexpected place. Our goal is to have 105,000 people watch the video before the end of November.
You can help by spreading the word!
- Post one, or all, of these tweets to your Twitter. Feel free to use them throughout the day today, one each day or one each week. When you tweet be sure to include the hashtag (#KnowTheSigns) in the tweet so we can track our progress.
-105,000 people have a heart attack each month – enough to fill Ohio Stadium.
#KnowTheSigns: http://twurl.nl/wm1tsc
#KnowTheSigns of a heart attack & share them w/ family & friends: http://twurl.nl/wm1tsc
- Share this video link via e-mail with family, friends and loved ones. Help spread the word about warning signs of a heart attack. http://twurl.nl/wm1tsc
- Post this update on your Facebook account to help others learn the warning signs: 105,000 people have a heart attack each month – that’s enough to fill Ohio Stadium. Please share this video with your family and friends, and join The Ohio State University Medical Center in its effort to reach 105,000 people with this important message. http://twurl.nl/wm1tsc
Learn the symptoms of a heart attack
Heart attacks can be sudden and intense or start with vague discomfort and pain. Learning the symptoms can help you catch a heart attack early and seek help as soon as possible.
If you or anyone you know experience these symptoms, call 9-1-1 immediately.
- Chest discomfort, sometimes described as pressure, fullness or squeezing, that lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes back.
- Uncomfortable feelings in other parts of the upper body, such as pain in one or both arms, the neck, back, jaw or stomach.
- Shortness of breath.
- Cold sweats, nausea or lightheadedness.
Calling 9-1-1 is the fastest way to get treatment. EMS can start treatment as soon as they arrive on the scene, driving yourself to the hospital can delay this important first step of care.
Read more about what puts you at risk for heart attacks.
Leaders in Heart Attack Care
New technology and a close collaboration with emergency medical service providers is drastically reducing the amount of time it takes for heart attack patients to receive life-saving treatment at Ohio State University Medical Center. Since the initiative began last year, the time it takes patients arriving at the hospital with severe heart attacks to receive specialized care has been reduced by nearly half.
Read more about Ohio State’s special team