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ChestpainthatresemblesbadindigestionandheavypressureShortnessofbreathnauseaandsometimesvomitingChestfeelsheavyasifsomeoneAnxietycoughingandfaintingDizzinesspalpitationsandsweatingissittingonitnnnnnBewareofthesesignsIfyouorsomeoneyouloveisexperiencingthesesymptomscall911immediately.AmIHavingAHeartAttackhealthy15orizonshTelife-savingteam-leftorightDanielRymondLehighValleyMedEvacMindyBurkeRNHGHBrianCaraAPTSJohnVeenAPTSMikeBowmanMcAdooFireCo.EMSJuneGaladepatientDr.JohnViterittiHGHDanLeshkoMcAdooFireCo.EMSandPattiMoroRNHGH.theirjobperfectlywhenJunewentintocardiacarrestweneverwouldhavemadeittoLehighValley.Tisisatrueexampleofteamworkatitsfnest.FromstarttofnishJunewasassessedanddiagnosedinHazletonandtreatedatLehighValleywithin51minutesanMIAlertrecord.JunescaseisatestamenttoteamworkandanexampleofwhattheMIAlertprogramdoesbestsaveslivessaidRymond.InadditiontothequalitycareJunereceivedsheandherfamilywerealsokeptinformedeverystepofthewayregardingherpersonalsituation.TeentiretimeIwasinthecareoftheEMSpersonnelatHazletonGeneralHospitalandatLehighValleyHospitalIwaskeptinformedastomysituationandwhattheyweredoingtohelpme.MyhusbandanddaughterwhohadtodriveupseparatelywerealsokeptinformedduringtheirtripsaidJune.WhileJuneshusbandFredcommentedthatthiswasthescariestexperienceofhislifehecreditstheMIAlertprogramforsavinghiswifeslife.Everythingwassowellcoordinatedbysomanypeople.HowironicthatImtheonewiththeheartproblemandshestheonewhosuferedaheartattack.Iguessyoujustneverknowbutwerefortunateshereceivedthecareshedid.Wevebeenmarriedalmost42years.Wedoeverythingtogether.IcantimaginemylifewithouthersaidFred.AlthoughJunewillspendtherestofherlifeonmedicationsheslivingeverydaytoitsfullestbecauseofthelife-savingtreatmentshereceivedthroughtheMIAlertprogram.IfIcouldgiveanyoneapieceofadviceitwouldbetoactquicklyifyoususpectsymptomsofaheartattackdontthinkyouregoingtolookfoolishbycallingforhelp.IfIdidntgothroughwiththatthirdphonecallIwouldntbeheretoday.WhateveryoudodontbeafraidtomakethatcallsaidJune.TeMIAlertprogramatHazletonGeneralHospitalsemergencydepartmentwasco-developedwithLehighValleyHospitaltoprovideimmediatehigh-qualitycaretoheartattackvictims.TeprogramenablessmallercommunityhospitalslikeHazletonGeneralalongwithEMSpersonnelspeciallytrainedincardiacassessmentandemergencycaretoquicklyidentifystabilizeandtransferheartattackpatientstoapartnerhospitallikeLehighValleyforalife-savingproceduretounblockheartarteries.ManylivesinourcommunityarebeingsavedasaresultoftheMIAlertprogram.ManypatientslikeJunehavebeengivenasecondchanceatlife.