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time. Victims of heart attacks shouldn’t wait until they collapse before seeking assistance.”
“The average person will deny a heart attack for three hours before calling for help. That’s a national statistic," Rosson added.
Pullen advised anyone suffering from chest pains for more than a couple of minutes to call an ambulance, "just to be on the safe side.”
Calling doesn’t necessarily mean that the individual will be taken to a hospital; it just ensures that the condition will be checked to determine if further medical attention is warranted, he said.
The county’s cardiopulmonary resuscitation program also ties in to heart attack prevention, Rosson noted.
‘‘Once breathing and heartbeat stops, you have about four minutes to reverse the condition. It’s (Continued on Page 10)
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