Is that little tingle in your hand worth calling an ambulance for?

Close up of a young woman holding her arm and suffering with pain while sitting in the living room at home. Mixed race woman holding her arm in pain due to injury or arthritis

Каждый пятый взрослый в Австралии не может назвать ни одного симптома сердечного приступа, и только около половины респондентов сказали о боли в груди как о симптоме. Source: Getty / Getty images

There has been a significant decline in people's awareness of heart attack symptoms, according to a new report. The report, which surveyed over 100,000 people living in Australia, found that one in five adults couldn't name a single heart attack symptom and just over half suggested chest pain as a symptom.


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