Chest Pain
Carle offers specially trained staff and diagnostic equipment to evaluate and treat patients with chest pain.
Chest pain may be a sign of a heart attack. Rapid treatment increases chance of survival; treatment is most effective when it is begun within an hour of initial symptoms. If you or someone you know may be having a heart attack, dial 911 for immediate assistance.
Heart Attack Prevention
Watch for the signs
Most common in men:
- Discomfort or tingling in arms, back, neck, shoulder or jaw
- Chest pain
- Shortness of breath
- Sudden dizziness
- Nausea or vomiting
- Heartburn-like feeling
- Cold sweat
- Unusual tiredness
- Family history of cardiovascular disease
- High blood pressure
- High cholesterol
- Overweight or obese
- Sedentary lifestyle
- Tobacco use
- Diabetes
- Excessive alcohol use
- Poor diet
Preventive Steps
- See your doctor regularly
- Learn the signs & symptoms of heart attack
- Don’t smoke
- Maintain a healthy weight
- Eat a healthy diet
- Exercise regularly
- Treat other health conditions especially high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes
Physical Wellness Self-Assessments
Check Change Control: Use your health screening numbers to assess your heart attack risk with this tool from the American Heart Association.Life's Essential 8: This American Heart Association tool includes health behaviors and factors for improving and maintaining your cardiovascular health.
Note: If your risk score for the above self-assessments is abnormal, please make an appointment with your primary care provider to discuss the results.
Resources
Hands-Only CPR (2 steps)
- Call 911
- Push hard and fast
- For an instructional video, visit the American Heart Association at https://cpr.heart.org/en/cpr-courses-and-kits/hands-only-cpr.
- Learning about your heart can help you learn how to live well. This site is affiliated with the American College of Cardiology.
- This site is affiliated with the American College of Cardiology.
