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Physical Training For Mountain Hunts & Backpacking
A MUST have for me on any hunt, and is always with me.
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 2245195" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>ER staff see a lot of people come in complaining of this or that, who are really just trying to get medicated with painkillers. They get a little jaded sometimes, but when they recognize that it's the real deal ( which is usually pretty quick ) things start to happen. An EKG that shows ST-segment elevation is a big bell-ringer. Your comment about right arm pain is noteworthy, since everybody thinks that left arm pain is the symptom to look for. While that is a certainly true, the pain is often on the right side. Jaw and/or neck pain is pretty common, too, as is nausea. One of the most common symptoms, though, is DENIAL ..... "It's <em>NOT</em> a heart attack - I'm as healthy as a horse." The fact that the thought entered the guy's head at all should tell him something, but it typically doesn't - because he's not thinking right at the time. You are really fortunate that you didn't try to talk yourself out of going to the ER that day. There's no trophy for being stoic. You probably saved your own life by not trying to be a hero.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 2245195, member: 109113"] ER staff see a lot of people come in complaining of this or that, who are really just trying to get medicated with painkillers. They get a little jaded sometimes, but when they recognize that it's the real deal ( which is usually pretty quick ) things start to happen. An EKG that shows ST-segment elevation is a big bell-ringer. Your comment about right arm pain is noteworthy, since everybody thinks that left arm pain is the symptom to look for. While that is a certainly true, the pain is often on the right side. Jaw and/or neck pain is pretty common, too, as is nausea. One of the most common symptoms, though, is DENIAL ..... "It's [I]NOT[/I] a heart attack - I'm as healthy as a horse." The fact that the thought entered the guy's head at all should tell him something, but it typically doesn't - because he's not thinking right at the time. You are really fortunate that you didn't try to talk yourself out of going to the ER that day. There's no trophy for being stoic. You probably saved your own life by not trying to be a hero. [/QUOTE]
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