Awareness of symptoms & emergency management of

heart attack(MI) in students of AIMC

Name_______ Age _____ Class________

Gender_______

1… Have you or anyone around you ever experienced heart attack(MI)?

(a) Yes (b) No

2… If you come across an emergency case of heart attack(MI), will you be able to manage it?
(a) Yes (b) No (c) May be a little

3… What will you do in such a situation?

(a) Call 1122 (b) Call your doctor
(c) Use Google (d) Apply your knowledge
(e) Call people around for help

4… Can you differentiate heart attack (MI) from other types of chest pain?
(a) Yes (b) No

5… If you choose to manage patient's condition, what will be your first move?
(a) Recognize the case and make diagnosis
(b) Give water to patient
(c) Give any medications (Antacids/Nitroglycerin)
(d) Try to make patient's airway clear

6… Do you know how to perform CPR?

(a) Yes (b) No

7… What will be your first move to assess circulatory system?

(a) Check pulse (b) Listen heart sounds
(c) Note B.P (d) Perform ECG

8… What is the level of your knowledge about symptoms of heart attack(MI)?

(a) Poor (b) Normal (c) Good

9… What is the general location of chest pain in case of heart attack(MI)?

(a) Behind sternum radiating to left (b) Lower neck, back, upper abdomen
(c) Pain while coughing or breathing
(d) Burning sensation in chest & throat
(e) No idea
10… Does pain radiates to anywhere else?
(a) No (b) To neck, jaw, left side of arm (c) Throat and downwards
(d) b/w shoulder blade, abdomen, legs (e) No idea

11… Either it is constant or intermittent?

(a) Constant (b) Intermittent (c) No idea

12… Generally, what is the nature of cardiac chest pain(in case of MI)?
(a) Heavy and crushing (b) Tearing and searing (c) Burning (d) Stabbing (e) No idea

13… How long does an episode of pain lasts in case of heart attack (MI)?
(a) Only few second to a minute (b) 4-10 min (c) 20 min (d) No idea

14… What makes the pain better?

(a) Taking rest (b) Taking antacids (c) Nitroglycerin (d) Walking, Taking deep breaths (e) No
idea

15… What makes the pain worse?

(a) Breathing (b) Movement (c) Bending, Lifting (d) Food intake (e) No idea

16… Is there any history of trauma to chest associated with heart attack (MI)?
(a) Yes (b) No (c) No idea

17… Is there any family tendency for it?

(a) Yes (b) No (c) No idea

18… Indicate any of the following condition in your medical history.

(a) Heart Attack (b) Angina (c) Lung disease (d) GIT ulcers (e) None

Thanks for your co-operation….!!!!   

 
 
Fatima Shoukat (85) Iqra Amjad (115) Iqra Qasim (116)  
Allama Iqbal Medical College and Jinnah Hospital Lahore, Pakistan.