A heart attack is an emergency!

Conference

Our campaign will open with a conference scheduled for 29 September, from 18:00 to 20:00, in the auditorium of the Centre Hospitalier de Luxembourg (CHL). The conference is entitled: 'L’infarctus : adoptez les bons réflexes !' (What to do in case of a heart attack)

This conference follows on from the dozen or so conferences held in 2011, as part of the series of conferences entitled 'Le coeur dans tous ses états!' (A heart-to-heart talk about the heart).

Information materials

The educational materials that will be produced for this new campaign include a poster, a trilingual brochure (German, French and Portuguese) and an educational DVD on heart disease – often a precursor to heart attacks –, including information on its prevention, diagnosis and treatment.

A heart attack is an emergency!

A myocardial infarction – commonly known as a heart attack – is a life-threatening emergency. If symptoms occur, call 112 immediately!

Cardiovascular disease in the leading cause of death in Luxembourg, and throughout the entire European Union. It accounts for approximately 40 % of deaths.

In 2009, 3,621 deaths were recorded in Luxembourg, and cardiovascular disease accounted for 1,323 of them, i.e., 36.5 % of all deaths (34.7 % in men, and 38.3 % in women). Half of all heart attacks are fatal. Two-thirds of all deaths from heart attacks occur before reaching a hospital.

Heart attack: Warning signs

  • A heart attack is a life-threatening emergency. It is vital to know what the warning signs are, so that prompt action can be taken.
  • Prompt action will enable the diagnosis to be confirmed, so that treatment can commence as quickly as possible, thereby increasing the chances of survival.
  • If you experience one or several of the symptoms below, call 112 immediately:
    • Pain or discomfort in the chest.
    • The pain may spread to the shoulders, arms, back, jaws or stomach.
    • The pain may be brief or prolonged.
    • The pain may be accompanied by a sudden and unusual feeling of fatigue, cold sweat, nausea, light-headedness or dizziness.
    • You may experience shortness of breath.

If the symptoms last more than five minutes, it means that they pose a real threat for your heart.
Call 112 immediately.

Don't worry about false alarms.

  • If you are in any doubt, call 112!
  • The quicker you are seen after the warning signs appear, the better your chances of survival.

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