Heart Attack Symptoms - Peter Dale (Tubes) | NHS
Heart Attack Symptoms - Peter Dale (Tubes) | NHS
Peter Dale (Tubes) talks through his heart attack symptoms as part of a new NHS England campaign to raise awareness of the symptoms of a heart attack.
The early signs of a heart attack can vary; the most common include squeezing across the chest, a feeling of unease and a sense that something just isn’t right. It can be easy to dismiss the early signs of a heart attack as the symptoms don’t always feel severe. It’s never too early to call 999 and describe your symptoms.
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0.4 -> Coming back from football,
1.6 -> I just knew
2.4 -> something wasn't right.
3.44 -> I felt really dizzy.
5.04 -> My left arm went numb,
6.76 -> my right arm as well.
8.36 -> Not long after,
9.28 -> my left leg had given way.
10.72 -> I managed to text my mum.
12.36 -> She came over immediately
13.92 -> and straight away dialled 999.
16.16 -> Soon after, the paramedics arrived
18.32 -> and that's when I heard them say it...
19.72 -> ...heart attack.
21.12 -> So it's been some time now
22.72 -> since you've had your heart attack.
24.6 -> How do you feel
25.64 -> about it looking back?
26.72 -> I feel just very, very lucky to be here.
29.24 -> With the NHS and everyone that day.
31.4 -> I'm forever grateful for that.
33.4 -> At 36 years of age,
35.12 -> I never thought
36 -> I'd have a heart attack.
36.96 -> My first thought was indigestion.
38.52 -> It's interesting that you
39.48 -> didn't think you were having
40.48 -> a heart attack because of your age.
42.28 -> While it's more common for someone
44.04 -> over the age of 50, for example,
45.76 -> it's not unusual for a younger person
47.48 -> to have a heart attack.
48.48 -> I'm not saying I'm the best
49.36 -> footballer in the world but
50.6 -> I was playing awful
51.76 -> and I was sort of like
52.84 -> dizzy and stuff.
53.92 -> And then on the way back
55.96 -> I was like, phoar
57.12 -> this isn't right.
58.04 -> You were describing some
59.12 -> really common symptoms.
60.28 -> Feeling dizzy,
61.4 -> feeling uneasy and that
63.52 -> symptom of indigestion,
65.12 -> as you described.
66.24 -> A lot of people experience that
67.76 -> and that's an early sign of chest pain.
69.88 -> Some people might experience
71.24 -> it as a squeezing sensation
72.88 -> or a tightness across the chest,
74.24 -> or a heavy feeling.
75.52 -> A pain that doesn't go away.
77 -> As the 'indigestion'
79.16 -> was getting worse
79.88 -> and worse and worse,
81.12 -> I was panicking.
82.4 -> As the day evolved, you were getting
84.4 -> more and more symptoms.
85.32 -> When you lost sensation
86.84 -> in your left arm and your right arm,
88.64 -> you felt weak.
89.68 -> These are all warning signs.
91.48 -> Everything just kept happening
92.8 -> and I was like,
93.6 -> I don't know what's going on here.
95.4 -> Some other symptoms
96.32 -> that people experience,
97.2 -> I'm not sure if you did,
98.48 -> include shortness of breath,
100.24 -> sweating,
101.48 -> feeling sick or being sick.
103.32 -> I'm curious,
105.16 -> why did you text your mum?
106.64 -> She's like my best mate
108.2 -> and I thought she lives closest.
110.32 -> But I didn't think
111.68 -> that it was a heart attack.
113 -> I don't know about your mum but
114.24 -> my mum never looks at her phone.
116.52 -> That literally is a miracle
117.88 -> that she had the phone
119.64 -> in her hand.
120.64 -> Looking back now,
121.68 -> what do you think
122.6 -> you would have done differently?
124.12 -> I should have definitely called 999
126.2 -> and asked for,
127.28 -> you know, professional help.
129.2 -> We can all learn a lesson
130.6 -> from Tubes and his mum.
132.44 -> If you suspect
133.24 -> that you or a loved one
134.48 -> might be having a heart attack,
135.8 -> then call 999.
137.68 -> It's never too early to call
139.16 -> and describe your symptoms.
Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pu-JYrDprAw