What are the blatant signs of strokes and heart attack?

Answer 1

Strokes:

blatant signs include - unable to move one arm or one leg (usually same side if both are affected) - test strength and coordination of the arm/leg

droop of the face - ask them to smile - the smile will be crooked - a new thing rather than a long standing crooked smile

ask them to puff out their cheeks - they won't be able to hold air in their mouth because of weakness of the mouth muscle(s).

ask them to talk - some stroke patients cannot find the words they want to say. In other cases they may know the words but they may have mouth weakness and difficulty coordinating speech. In still other cases they may lose the ability to understand what you are saying!

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Heart Attack

Classically - crushing tight or heavy pain in the center of the chest, radiates to the neck or down one or both arms.

Patient looks sick. Sweaty/grey. Nausea. Shortness of breath

Answer 2

Strokes: Unable to put sentences together, when speaking, speak in fragments. Drooping of one side of the face. Inability to use one side of the body. Confusion

Heart Attack: Chest pain radiating to the left side. Numbness or tingling in the left arm. Feeling of a weight on the chest. Shortness of breath.

Please remember that not all people are alike and signs and symptoms vary from person to person.

Answer 3

Heart attack: - pressure or intense pain in the chest which radiates out towards the keft arm or the neck or the (jaw line mainly in women) call an ambulance immediately.

Stroke: - tingling, head ache, numbness, loss of conciousness(even if only for a moment) incontinence, loss of balance. call an ambulance quickly.
The faster you get to a hospital the better for either condition. Modern medicine can work wonders these days to treat these symptoms if caught quickly.

Answer 4

Symptoms of a heart attack may include:

Chest pain or pressure, or a strange feeling in the chest.
Sweating.
Shortness of breath.
Nausea or vomiting.
Pain, pressure, or a strange feeling in the back, neck, jaw, or upper belly, or in one or both shoulders or arms.
Light-headedness or sudden weakness.
A fast or irregular heartbeat.