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| HEALTH<br />
When a Heart Attack Strikes<br />
The Difference Between Life and Death<br />
So you think you are having a heart attack.<br />
What should you do?<br />
Call 911, drive yourself to the hospital,<br />
or have a friend or family member take you<br />
there?<br />
The latest research shows, 911 is the best call to<br />
make when a heart attack strikes.<br />
It could mean the difference between life and<br />
death.<br />
Victims treated by paramedics obtain life-saving<br />
treatment faster than hospital walk-ins.<br />
By Health Specialist Marilyn Mitzel<br />
That is the conclusion of Dr. Ivan Rokas, a<br />
UCLA emergency medicine physician who<br />
reviewed data from hospitals and counties around<br />
the nation.<br />
“Even a 15 minute delay in treating a heart<br />
attack increases the risk of death, and causes more<br />
damage to the heart,” says Dr. Rokas.<br />
Paramedics can more quickly diagnose serious<br />
heart attacks and call ahead to hospitals, telling<br />
them what procedure is likely needed even before<br />
they arrive.<br />
32 thecitymag.com
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