•February 22, 2023•
Dialing 911 saves critical treatment time in the emergency room when minutes matter
Do you know what to do if you or someone else is having a heart attack?
Hopefully you automatically answered, “Call 911.”
According to the American Heart Association, there are more than 356,000 out-of-hospital cardiac arrests (OHCA) annually in the U.S., with nearly 90% of them being fatal. Some of these could be prevented if crucial emergency medical treatment wasn’t delayed. On average, many Americans wait two hours or more before seeking medical attention for heart attack symptoms, and far too many heart attack patients drive themselves or have a family member drive them to the hospital.     Login or Subscribe to read the rest of this story.