rr or rr C3-Sunday News, February 10, 1980 Children are pot through endiess fire drills at school so they will instinctively know what to do in case of fire. Adults are conditioned to respond to certain sights and sounds — a red flashing light, traffic signals, stop signs, the wail of a siren and the clang of a fire alarm. Our bodies also. give signals which stimulate certain responses. When we have a headache, we reach, almost without thinking, for the aspirin bottle. A toothache conjures up thoughts of the dentist. An itch, provokes a desire to scfatch. Other pains and discomforts send messages and trigger responses. Without a= signal that something is going wrong our lives would often be in danger. The Canadian Heart Foundations, now con- ducting the annual Heart Fund drive, have great respect. for this “body language”, particularly in relation to Canada’s mayor killers — heart attack and stroke. The body often transmits symptoms which are aptly called “early warning signs”. These symptoms usually precede a heart attack or stroke, sometimes by weeks or months, often by mere minutes. Knowing them. and acting quickly when they occur can mean the dif- ference between life and death. Look at the statistics. More than 2'2~) million Canadians suffer from some form of heart and blood vessel] ‘disease which will in one eye; an episode of Cause more than 80,000 double vision: unexplained B.C. Heart Foundation deaths this year in Canada. dizziness or unsteadiness,; has free information Some 50,000 Canadians will die from heart attack and over 16,000 will die as a result of stroke. How many of these people would The symptoms of heart attack are: prolonged, heavy pressure or squeezing pain in the centre of the chest, behind the breastbone: pain may spread to the shoulder, speech: temporary dimness or loss of vision, particularly change in_ personality, mental ability or the pattern of headaches may also occur. always true signals of heart attack and stroke, but acting on them immediately is important. Get to a hospital emergency room at once if your doctor is not im- mediately available. Cliche year is “a Healthy Heart is a Family Affair”. available about heart attack and stroke and other things you can do to safeguard your heart-health. the asking. While you're at ge can save your life It’s yours for Al UNniSex ‘It’s the CUT that counts’’ survive if they knew the It must be stressed that it. please donate to the fight early warning signs of heart these are only what the name against heart attack and attack and stroke and the implies — warning signs or stroke by giving to our local 1981 LONSDALE AVE. -985-9101 action to take immediately? symptoms. They are not Heart Fund. TWO OUTSTANDING arm, neck or jaw; pain or not, i's better to be safe @ discomfort is often ac- ‘hansorry! LAU companied by sweating: nausea,- vomiting or short- And, if the symptoms ness of breath may also occur in a member of your occur: symptoms may family or in a friend it’s your subside and then return. The symptoms of stroke are: sudden, temporary weakness or numbness of face, arm or leg: temporary loss of speech, or trouble in speaking or understanding responsibility to take action, even over the objections of that person. 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