EMS Questions.

@PoetryNEmotion As far as a heart attack or stroke, people should be advised that in some cases there wont be any signs or symptoms. And signs and symptoms can be different in men and women. But your obvious signs, where you should seek immediate treatment, would be chest pain, back pain (in women), difficulty breathing, chest tightness, irregular pulse, profuse sweating, feeling of impending doom, left shoulder/arm pain or numbness. The American Heart Association has great reading material that i advise everyone to read. As for a CVA we look for facial droop, left sided weakness, and high blood pressure, however in later stages of a stroke the blood pressure will even back out, or be low, anything lower than 80mm systolic and we treat for cardiogenic shock. In some cases you will have facial droop without any weakness, and this is typically bells palsy, easily treated with a steroid. But when it comes to a stroke time is tissue, and the sooner advanced treatment can be rendered, the less permanent damage that will ne done

@PoetryNEmotion A panic attack is difficult to diagnose, unlees you have a history, and can present as multiple, more serious, emergencies. They usually present with rapid heart rate, hyperventilation, light-headedness, and we are very careful how we treat these patients, so we dont play it off as a panic attack, and it was actually something much more severe

@Rc432017 Such an experienced expert. In total agreement. Thank you, brother.

@Max41 im slightly confused. Ive never heard of a cure for atrophy, just treating the symptoms. Also a vaccine would be used to prevent the disease, not cure. And i wasn't aware of any vaccine on the market.

@GerOttman Im assuming you would, but that isnt something i have experience with. I have never worked anywhere with significant changes in altitude or atmospheric pressure. Good question, i will jabe to research that.