VERY IMPORTANT FELLOWS!!! You Must Know The Differences Between A Heart Attack, Cardiac Arrest And Stroke

Many people put cardiac arrest, heart attack and a stroke in the same category.

But all these conditions differ in symptoms, severity and background.

Making a difference between these three health issues is really important, in order to know how to help a patient and how to prevent any of the conditions becoming more severe.

To learn and educate yourselves more, read the full explanation of these conditions below:

1.Heart Attack

This represents a circulation disorder. In case a person’s blood flow is blocked or oxygen deprived, the blood does not get to the heart muscle and if left untreated immediately, could kill the organ.

It is important to know that the heart is still working, when someone suffers a heart attack.

2. Cardiac Arrest

This condition is known as an ‘electrical’ disorder.

When someone’s electrical activity in the heart is disrupted, tachycardia happens and the blood flow immediately stops moving thought the body. When this happens, the heart stops working altogether.

3. Stroke

This is also known as a brain disorder. Strokes are divided into three types:

Ischemic stroke- when the artery carrying blood and oxygen to the brain is blocked

Transient ischemic attack (TIA) -- also familiar as a mini stroke; It occurs when there is a short artery blood flow to the brain

Hemorrhagic stroke- this represents a ruptured artery inside the brain

Heart Attack Symptoms:

Here are the most common symptoms that can indicate heart attacks:

Chest pain (angina) -- burden inside the chest, mistaken for indigestion. It repeats every few minutes. – Body pain- especially in the neck, back, abdomen, jaw, arms 9particularly the left one)

Wheezing and shallow breathing

Cold sweating

Dizziness and fatigue episodes

Anxiety

Coughing

Nausea

Treatment for these symptoms is usually via medication and incorporating a healthy diet.

Cardiac Arrest Symptoms:

These symptoms often occur minutes before cardiac arrest happens. Here they are:

Weakness

Blackout

Fainting

Shallow breaths

Chest pain

Excessive palpitation

In some cases the person can also identify the following symptoms:


Sudden collapse

Shortage of breath

Weak or no pulse

Little or no responsiveness

Cardiac arrests are dangerous, because the symptoms occur rapidly and are usually lethal.

Stroke Symptoms:

Nausea

Blurred speech

Face, arm or leg numbness or paralysis (especially on one side)

Headaches and vomiting

Mental disorientation, forgetfulness of names and places, distraction and loss of concentration

Impaired vision and double vision

Excessive sweating

Walking issues and dizziness

Transient ischemic attack (TIA)

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