HEART ATTACK!!

DID YOU KNOW..?! Heart disease is the leading cause of

death African Americans are at greater risk for

heart disease Prevalence of heart disease in black

females is 44.7% compared to 32.4% in white females

African American men die from heart attack associated with stress over any other ethnicity

Stress is the #1 health problem African Americans are facing today

WHY? <50% of African American females don’t

feel well educated about heart disease >50% who suffer from stress do not

seek help. Struggles affecting African Americans

Racism and prejudiceWorrying about incomeConcern over area of living and safetyViolenceFamily troublesPoor lifestyle choices

GENERAL RISK FACTORS.. Age: men 45 or older and women 55 or

older are more likely to have an attack Smoking Diabetes High blood pressure & high cholesterol Family history Lack of physical activity/ obesity Stress Illegal drug use

MT. ZION, THIS IS YOU! 37 members were surveyed

29 ushers= 78% 7 welcome/ greeters=19% 1 nurse aide= 0.03%

25 answered YES for family history heart disease= 68% 12 answered NO for history of heart disease= 32% 10 said they had personal/family history of high blood

pressure=27% 6 said they had personal/ family history of diabetes=

16% 20 said they had both high blood pressure and

diabetes= 54% 1 said they had neither of the health problems= 0.03% 46% said they knew what to do if someone had a

medical emergency

68%

32%27%

16%

54%

0%

Yes heart disease

No heart disease

High blood Pressure

Diabetes

Both

Neither

GAME ON

Every 20 seconds, a person in the united states has a heart attack

Every minute 3 people die of a heart attack

4 out of 10 people who have an attack will die from it

At least 250,000 people die of heart attacks each year before they reach the hospital

WHAT IS A HEART ATTACK? When a blood clot or other blockage

cuts blood flow to a part of your heart http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_IKso

vN8Pic&feature=player_embedded

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS Pressure, a feeling of

fullness or a squeezing pain in the center of your chest that lasts for more than a few minutes

Pain extending beyond your chest to your shoulder, arm, back, or even to your teeth and jaw

Prolonged pain in the upper abdomen

Shortness of breath Cold sweat Nausea and vomiting

Lightheadedness

Fatigue

AED POLICY & HOW TO ACT! On website

under health ministries on the right side: http://www.mtzion-baptist.org/files/aed_policy.pdf

Call 911 Get the AED Bring red AED box

to victim Turn on AED Follow verbal

commands from AED

Crowd control- listen to ushers commands

THE END!!!