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

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There has been a significant decline in people's awareness of heart attack symptoms, with a new report finding one in five adults in Australia couldn't name a single heart attack symptom.


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