Brings back memories of that time my cousin (a doctor) and I accompanied my aunt to the ER for a severe UTI and while waiting for about six hours my cousin started chatting with the lady sitting next to us, heard what she came for, quietly stood up, went to the desk and she told the nurse "that woman has been having a heart attack for a while now". The lady got wheeled away within seconds. I'd wish symptoms for female patients were as well known as the ones for males.
@@TechTchno The pain can be more vague, like a stomach ache or jaw pain. Women don't need the classic "clutch your chest/left arm and collapse" combo for it to be a heart attack, theirs are waaay sneakier. Also why a lot of women get treated too late.
This happened my grandmother, she had a heart attack then drove 20 minutes to pick up my mum only for my mum to drive her to the hospital while my grandmother thought she would be fine as it wasn’t as bad as her last heart attack
This is what's so scary - people driving themselves to ER instead of calling 9-1-1. Excuses: Not wanting to be a bother, it will cost too much, I'll get charged if its a false alarm (no you won't) or I'll need a way to get home. PLEASE - Call 9- 1 - 1. Don't be a cause of an accident and put more people in the hospital - or worse.
@@derpyduck5088 But what if you take out several other people with you? What about your family & the impact on them? True, frequently, people ARE in shock & make unwise decisions but when its made cognitively then...
Fun fact: the pain for a heart attack for afab people is usually in the jaw area, but for amab it’s actually where the ‘normal’ place is, that’s why a lot of afab people mistake their heart attacks for other things or people don’t believe them!
Addendum: "Usually" is kinda a rough approximately accurate way to describe this, but please everyone keep in mind that heart attacks in general and particularly in AFAB people (thanks for the inclusive language btw!) also can feel like bad heartburn, or upper back pain. Just wanted to piggyback and add to the list of other ways these can appear besides the "classic" presentation!
Hey just to say... I've went to the ER a few times thinking there was something wrong with my heart during panic attacks. Like I legit thought I was having a heart attack. I felt like I was having palpitations and also felt a tightness in my chest along with feeling light headed. It was so scary. I have panic disorder, it's not fun at all. Panic attacks can mimic symptoms of a heart attack. I seem to be in a state of anxiety more than not. I'm working on it with my doctor and counselor. While I'm sure this can be "annoying" to ER physician's and staff, and may take up time that they feel is pointless, as a patient in an active panic attack you feel that there's truly something wrong. Be kind and compassionate, because every patient deserves it.
Unfortunately this nurse's etc are overworked. They also are sleep deprived and burned out. After 30 years seeing all kind of human BS they simple have no energy for it . Humans are horrible they scream at them etc so
I legit thought I was dying last night and had my husband drive me to the ER. Felt like I was losing consciousness, couldn't breathe, losing feeling in my limbs and face, chest pain so intense I thought I was having a heart attack and felt pain induced nausea. Shaking like a leaf. Turns out it was just a severe panic attack. How embarrassing 😰 they were very kind about it and reassured me though. Prescribed me antianxiety meds and referred me to a doctor to treat my anxiety.
Not medical advice, but that sounds like a classic POTS attack. They're almost always misdiagnosed as anxiety and panic attacks, even mental breakdowns. But they are way easier to treat. POTS is cause by blood vessels not constricting properly, so your pulse and blood pressure get confused. Pulse shoots up and is unstable, while BP usually drops. It's not dangerous, unless you like, pass out from one while crossing the street. Again, not a doctor, but that's a common scenario for people who have undiagnosed POTS. A tilt Table Test is the only way to diagnose and rule them out. If you heavily suspect you have it, demand that test, and only accept that test. It's currently considered rare, because of under and misdiagnosis, but it's believe to be a very common ailment.
God, I have done the exact same thing at least 3 times at the ER! None of the drs told me it was a panic attack. Because I was just discharged for post partum pre-eclampsia the week prior. They just kept me for ages doing tests and then let me go. It wasn’t until the 3rd time that a nurse gently told me this is probably a panic attack. I have felt so much embarrassment and shame ever since. Knowing everyone was aware I wasn’t dying but my brain was like R.I.P.
@@ghostratsarah I wouldn’t be so sure to assume that they didn’t test for that. ER doctors are not perfect, but with a team, there is usually lots of thorough cross examination.
@@MA-zg2pz the test for it takes a long time to get, ERs don't do them. And most doctors have never even heard of the disorder, despite how common it is. Why it goes undiagnosed. You need a referral from a primary care provider or neuro/cardio/rheumatologist to get the test, and then find somewhere that has the equipment for it. Not many places do. The test itself is painful, grueling, and takes a long time to complete. It has to be performed by a highly trained specialist, one who wouldn't be working emergency or on demand. I have never heard of a case where a patient was ever suggested they might have the disorder, while in the ER.
I agree. It's just perfect! Subtle but noticable enough to give his reaction the right quality of humour without it becoming too obvious. IMO, his best acting yet!
I’ve had fake heart attack scares that turned out to be “anxiety”, one of your arteries need to have a blockage for it to be an actual heart attack other than that your heart is just beating fast and you need to find a way to slow it down
@@marrowjuana the anxiety kicked in and kept the heart rate up most likely, that happened to me every time i would check it the rate will go back up and it was me doing it too much the doctor told me i have to focus on something else
I did that too. First doc I saw did the ekg and said you are fine. Stop drinking so much caffeine. The second doc I saw years later said, you are anemic. You need iron… I still have them from time to time, but they don’t scare me as much now, except I worry I’ll blow it off one day when it’s real and keel over.
the tips from the ER series is humorously useful information on how to behave in a hospital so you won't piss off people around you, and make the medical workers' jobs easier. i watched this for laughs but came out with things i never knew and it really helps to know things you gotta do to help you and the medical workers
Ok yes I'm sure this is frustrating for ER staff but as people with anxiety might te u having an anxiety attack truly feels like ur gonna die and ur brain is convinced of it that patient probably experienced a trauma when their loved one had a real heart attack and so they have health anxiety
In December of 2017, I started having chest pain that felt like my heart was being squeezed. At first I chalked up the pain to breathing in cold air. It was a brutally cold month. One night driving to work the pain went from mild to excruciating. I arrived at work and told them I was having a heart attack. My boss was a CNA so she gave me an aspirin and clocked my heart at 150 bpm. The EMT on the other hand was rude and comdescing. He told me: oh honey, you're just have a little old panic attack, your EKG and blood pressure are normal. Totally humiliated me. They did the blood test for a heart attack at the hospital, turns out, I did have a heart attack due to an 80 percent blockage. They tend to not take women as seriously when it comes to our heart health.
Actually, they don't take young people seriously on heart attacks, since many still believe young people are physically unable to get them (when some literally DO). Explains why tons of young men and young women just drop dead due to untreated heart attacks 😂
My daughter had a heart attack scare that turned out to be precordial catch (pinched nerve in her chest). It really seemed like a heart attack...severe pain in her chest right where the heart is. Took her to the ER and they whisked her in. 6 hours and lots of tests later was told, she's fine, go home. I owed my soul to the hospital billing department, but at least my kid didn't have a heart attack. Puts things in perspective.
I had this happen to me about 6 months ago. I was in weird pain down left arm and chest. I went to ER and EKG all good. But they told me to check up with my Ortho and get my shoulder checked out. I had a bad shoulder spur digging into my muscle and nervous tissue. 1 shoulder surgery later all better.
I didn't get this much dialogue out when I had palpitations last month. Stevie's Latino doppelganger tech came out immediately* and had me hooked up to an EKG instantly! That's when I realized what a tech does; it was wild!! (I get to do stress testing tomorrow..Can't wait.😏)
Well I mean, I was told that heart attacks and period cramps hurt about the same amount, and people born female get those just about on a monthly basis
Thank you for your service, my sister just got her lip almost ripped off by a dog and the ER was very kind and helpful for her, she ended up having to have surgery but she’s recovering we’re in the hospital right now thank you still 🙏
I had a heart attack (12/22/14). I walked into the emergency room and said "I'm having a heart attack" and I walked immediately into the back. I never had a heart attack before but I knew exactly what was happening. I don't know how I knew.
I think its the brain signaling that something is very wrong (the feeling of doom) and trys to make you really calm to not stress the heart more then it is. Its to buy time to get help.
Ahh The ER . The severe abdominal pain patient who won’t go get testing until they finish their Popeyes chicken, the back pain patient that “can’t move because it hurts so bad” forgets for a second and sits straight up, the lady with the fifth toe that’s been numb for six months who decides they NEED to be in the ER for an assessment at 11:30 at night. Then there’s the patient who come in with family. As soon as the curtain closes around their bed it’s party time! As I approached I could hear loud laughing that instantly disappeared when I announced myself and opened the curtain only to find mournful family surrounding a now moaning patient, good times… edit: I’m talking about the scammers, NOT people in true distress (rather real or not)! People who have actually worked in the ER know these people well.
As someone who is a hypochondriac, I hope you have some more compassion in real life for the ppl who genuinely think they’re in dire need of medical care. I’m sure there are ppl faking it for whatever reason but Jesus some of us are actually terrified.
@@LadyRad2000 how do you know how they were feeling? His/Her description is her side, not the patients account. You can’t assess their feelings based on the annoyance and disregard for his/her patients.
@@MA-zg2pz if someone comes into the ER with what they say is severe abdominal pain and then they send the family out to buy them some Popeyes fried chicken to eat, right in the ER, do you think they’re telling the truth? This happened more than a few times in the 33 years of my career. Once you have experience in ER work, you kind of know who’s faking and who’s not. By the way they still get a complete work up.
@@LadyRad2000 as they're called frequent flyers. Don't know what that drug name is called but starts with letter "D" 🤣😂 that's the only one that works. Oh and by the way allergic to all other pain meds.
My dad had a heart attack on his delivery route and drove himself to the hospital. Told the lady up front he thought he was having a heart attack and she told him to sit down and wait!!! Luckily a nurse overheard and rushed him straight in. Probably would’ve died otherwise.
I mean, if somebody THINKS that they're having a heart attack (even if it just turns out to be indigestion), they're going to be a little panicked. Probably not in the best state of mind to give a precise description of their symptoms. 🤷🏻♀️
Actually, people are pretty good at describing their pain most of the time. And besides, this is why we ask precise questions, not open ended ones. Is the pain worse when you breathe? Is the pain worse when you walk or when you stand? Is the pain shooting or dull? etc etc
@@JennLonhon I can see how those questions would help focus the mind, and get answers. But here Steveio is just asking what it feels like. So... Just think if a person was panicking, they might not be in a good place to describe the feeling. The last time I had to describe pain to a doctor, apparently I did it wrong. The pain was radiating to my back, and I was feeling it most intensely in the middle of my back. But describing it as pain in my back meant my gallstones were almost completely missed. Specific step-by-step questions might have been more helpful for me too.
I went in for "severe chest pain" i was asked what it felt like. I replied, "like a heart attack is described but zi don't think it's a heart attack. There's no arm pain" they replied with, "can you describe the pain?" And I did, so they took me for a heart test. The result was basically, not a heart attack but something did happen and as it's unclear and you have severe anxiety in your chart it was probably a panic attack. I think they're probably right. But those things are scary and painful.
I get empathy pains for family members when they explain their experiences. I wonder if that's behind the idea of knowing what a heart attack feels like?
Similar to my ER visits until I got kicked from my insurace. Took seven visits of the same symptoms to get someone to finally tell me I was having anxiety attacks, and their patient explanation after hearing my frustration of being ignored and not knowing anything for over a year.
You want to know what's not a heart attack but feels like one? A Gallbladder Attack! Makes you feel like something is trying to crawl out of your chest.
Wow that's interesting. For me I thought I had just eaten some bad hamburger. I'd only had pain twice and both times was after eating some of the hamburger in my fridge. The pain was only in my stomach and no where near my organs. Ending up having emergency surgery cause my pancreas was about to burst from an impacted stone.
I've heard of heart attacks that are near painless ('cause dead nerves don't report) and ones that are accompanied by a catastrophic amount of upper-thoracic pain.
Honey, I had gone through a heart surgery because my valve was "leaking", so to say... And to this day, whenever I feel like my chest hurts and some sort of "crumbling" inside, I'd tell myself, while gasping for air like literally, "IS IT what heart attack feels like?" At that condition, I cannot explain what I was feeling because I was too busy feeling the pain and I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW whether or not I was having a heart attack, minding my history of the surgery before. If anyone out here is just like "the patient" in this video and can't describe and tell the ER, "I am having a heart attack" and can still breathe "quite well" and speak about it, well... You're lucky the ER doesn't choose to rush you under defibrillators.
Sounds a whole lot like a panic attack, my friend. It happens to me for basically no reason. I'm deliberating Ragu or Prego with dinner, and next thing I know, there's an elephant on my chest. Pulse ox is sitting at 98%, but it feels like I have no air. Heart is basically coming through my chest and the whole left side of my body goes numb. My consciousness seems to be crumbling. Blood pressure is alternately very low and then very high. Feels... like a heart attack. Nope. Panic attack. Quite different from an anxiety attack, because there's no actual *cause* -- I'm never in a stressful situation when it happens. My body just goes full-on fight or flight. They often come in clusters for me, 5-6 times a day for about 3 weeks, then nothing for a month or more.
@@belaayya5094 I have had panic attacks for years. It got so bad I’m on meds now and only have them when I forget a pill. Before I was meds, to help ease through one, because you know they are the worst, I would actively think about the thing I had been stewing over and when I was able to identify something, it usually helped shorten the duration of the attack.
@@Clearlyclynn - I just relax into it and pop my O2 meter on my finger. If I'm getting oxygen, I really just need to calm down. I'm not on meds, but I am in law enforcement, and $45k a year for 60-hour weeks certainly puts a toll on the body and mind. My first experience I realized years later came while I was going through a serious case of imposter syndrome while working on my PhD. But I was quite literally choosing between Ragu and Prego because I didn't have enough time between work and classes to make my normal red sauce. I really thought I was going to die at 37 years old, in the spaghetti sauce aisle.
I was in this scenario, lol. To be fair, my mom was 38 when she died of her 4th one (and she was relatively healthy, not obese). So I had good reason for worry. It turned out to be inflamation of the joints of my ribcage and a reaction to ibuprofen, combined with POTS. So legit did mimic all symptoms of a heart attack. Some cimetadine, simethicone, and swearing off ibuprofen took care of the worst of it. Pain in my ribs is reoccurring now, and can't do anything about it without ibuprofen ToT nothing else works. But it's not gonna kill me.
I mean if he got a panic attack watching his mom have a heart attack that could explain it when he says "it feels just like it" when referring to the incident
This reminds me of: when someone that is 25 y.o. and says...I feel 75 y.o. How do you know what 75 feels like when YOU have NEVER been 75 years old?! 🤨
@@ellenmarie3294 are you trolling? 🙄 It's just something people say when their bones / joints / muscles etc hurt because as we all know older people might have these symptoms just because of their age. It's not that hard lmao
@@youreyestell4977 Absolutely not... I'm sure I have even said this phrase a time or two...so I totally understand what you are saying...but then older people get offended because we are much younger and don't know what "real pain" is...😌
The irony of it is I had a coworker who had a heart attack at the ripe old age of 18. She went a day later. They told her there was nothing they could do since it was already over and told her to take aspirin for the continued chest pain. They expected her to figure out she needed to see a cardiologist. I was shocked they let her leave. She was 18. I would've had their cardiologist come to her room. She recovered. It was stress induced. She broke up with her crappy boyfriend and is doing much better now.
Hehe I remember the time when my left shoulder was paining (the reason remains undercover) and I was saying my good byes to everyone (yes, I am dramatic) 🤣
Just so people know, if your in a tense situation and/or you just got out of one and your chest is in pain, it might not be a heart attack. There is another thing called a panic attack that has similar symptoms. I'm not exactly sure on the specifics but, if you were to have a heart attack, your vitals will reflect that. What he's thinking right now is: "it doesn't seem like he's having a heart attack, more like a panic attack but, in the off chance it is one, I'll check him in."
Im not a doc but if read many comments and stuff on heart attacks recently. So im not 100% sure about this. If im not wrong mostely the only difference of both is that in a panic attack you feel heavy fear, some what doom and cant really think straight. With a heart attack you just feel doom, a bit of fear/calmnes and can think straight bc panik settles way later in. Its like your brain knows your going to die and trys to keep you calm all times to buy time. Its like: Im having a heart attack!!! And: I think i maeby have a heart attack im not sure?!
I had something similar. I think it was a mix of heartburn and acid reflux. I would eat spicy food all the time, drink soda and acidic foods. I felt like my throat was tensing up and couldn't breathe, really bad chest pain and a wicked headache. I felt like I was dying. I went to the ER and every single test came back normal: heart rate fine, bloodsugar fine, no clots, nothing. Now I'm having a $10,000 bill I can hardly pay off. Gee, I love the body sometimes, doing all this fun stuff
Heartburn is a major symptom of a heart attack, especially in women. Women's heart attacks usually go undetected, until it's too late, because they don't have "classic" presentations. They usually get what is called a "silent heart attack". They rarely show up on the default test, too. But many doctors still completely overlook this. Women get heartburn, sudden anxiety, sweating, fatigue, nausea, headache, backache, neck pain, jaw pain, confusion, low BP, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and other generalized symptoms you wouldn't think of- in varying combinations. It can present as any combo of the above, none are inherently hand-in-hand, or a woman can have only one (or none). They often don't have any chest pain, and there is a type that commonly effects thin, young, and relatively healthy women, making it even more difficult to be taken seriously. They are typically diagnosed with anxiety and indigestion, then shooed out of the ER with a scarlet letter for future ER visits, marking them with female hysteria. My mother died of one, at the age of 38. Never say a heart attack scare is "just heartburn", because that is a symptom.
@@ghostratsarah I'm sorry for your loss 💔 I am well aware of woman's heart attacks, I have major health issues and often am in the emergency room. Some Dr.s get it and alot of the time I get treated like a hypochondriac. Just a few weeks ago a dr didn't do anything for me and I left upset, went to a different emergency and found out I had a bowel obstruction!! Was in the hospital and came very close to having surgery..... It sucks when I have to beg the Dr to run tests.
@@sherri1027 she serves as a good anecdote to raise awareness for such things. And to get doctors to take me seriously, lol. Of course, I don't abuse it for obvious false alarms. Oof. That sucks. You really do the smart thing by getting multiple opinions. Especially in women, it's all too common to not be taken seriously. Did you know the word "hysteria" comes from the greek word for the uterus? Takes me a lot of self control not to be a Google doctor, because I've had so many similar situations. I'm lucky that my local clinic and hospital were converted into an long distance arm of UW's medical campus. The quality of care and drive to investigate has improved exponentially. I finally got diagnosed with a long page of disabilities, as soon as the program was implemented. After begging for years to see a rheumatologist, I was allowed to see one. He ordered 16 blood tests in one day, and a hoard of other types. Universities give the best care.
I heard panic attacks get confused for heart attacks all the time actually! A lot of people don't know what panic attacks are. All the years I had panic attacks before someone explained to me what was going on, I just thought I was fucking stupid because that's what I heard, and I have almost passed out from panic attacks on so many different occasions. I can sort of understand why someone who knows nothing about then and is experiencing it for the first time or a few times would go to the ER.
My brother did this a few times. Started feeling tightness in his chest and it was hard to breathe. He demanded my mom take him to the ER claiming he was having a heat attack and was going to die. They get to one of those off site ERs they take him back to an EKG and the nurse tell him “sir it’s not a heart attack it’s anxiety. Chill out.” When I tell you I laughed for 10 minutes when my mom told me this story. My brother was 24 at the time and I’m amazed he’d never experienced anxiety when that’s all he gives to my mother.
Hey anxiety is no joke, it really does feel a bit like a heart attack and then you get more anxious because you think you’re having a heart attack. I get anxiety attacks every day it’s not fun
I broke my arm on a Sunday afternoon, both ulna and radius, and waited til Monday afternoon to go to the pediatrician, who sent me to ortho. No ER needed. I was 10. However, when my son broke his arm during a soccer match, we took him to the ER. He still played with his injured arm for about 5 minutes. Then came walking across the field and calmly said to me "Mom, I think I broke my arm". A 300lb kid landed on him. He weighed 100lb. And yes, it was broken.
Some people, “it feels like a heart attack.” Me, The nurse“ma’am you’re having a heart attack,” me “no, I think it’s just gas.” The nurse “Ma’am you are having a heart attack,” me“no I just really need to fart.” The nurse No” ma’am you are honest to God having a heart attack.” Me “No!”
You’re certainly not alone! It feels like a life threatening situation and then can be quite embarrassing to learn it’s anxiety induced. I have been there as well.
That's what I was told. It wasn't, it was a heart attack. No damage to my heart luckily because I got there early enough, but no one wanted to believe me. And all my blood work (except for that one little marker for heart attack) was normal.
My father just died when you uploaded the video, of a heart attack in their bed. Alone in another house. Do not worry, he was an horrible person, but this video was a curious coincidence.
That’s so frustrating! So I can assess what’s going on with my elderly client, I ask them, “can you tell me what's wrong?” Their response... “I feel bad.” That’s so helpful… grrrr!
My mom stayed in bed, at home, having a heart attack. Didnt call for an ambulance. She later went to doc and they wanted to operate but acquiesced to medication and physical therapy.
There are some heart ailments that run in the family. His mother might have died from a heart attack--you never know. It is better to be safe than sorry.
It’s so sad that there are people who actually think like this. Although I can imagine being panicked and irrational when I genuinely believe I’m having a heart attack.
Its almost every day nurse like this dude...who really do not seem like they wanna be there... mis diagnose people who legit did have a heart attack...they send them home to have another heart attack
I've mistaken anxiety, pleurisy, panic attacks, strange pain, and low magnesium for a heart attack. That strange pain was a month after my actual heart attack from clogged arteries. Now that I know what all those things feel like... I still can't tell them apart with any reliability.
Snow days like we had today in Calgary Canada, after weeks of no snow, stress out my body and totally make me feel achy, even what feels like my heart (I do snow removal)
Apparently i have felt something similar to a heart attack, i believe it was called an esophageal attack. Felt like i couldnt breathe for hours, couldnt sleep, had the chills, felt like something was pushing on my chest. Had it about 2 months ago and about a year ago both times after vomiting. Not a pleasant experience
Same, I had what the doctors presume was an infection, but I basically couldn't breathe properly, could barely do any movement without losing my breath, chest felt tight for an entire week. It was pretty bad, had to go to the ER type of bad
Costrochondroitis: presents with "heart-attack like pain," absolutely crushing chest pain that radiates into your back, shoulder & upper arm. Put you on the floor pain. Difficulty breathing & nothing helps. (Ps. That was blown off for 2yrs at my local ED as "reflux" or a "panic attack." You know; from logical situations like sitting on the couch laughing at a movie & drinking water.)
I love the moment where you decide how long his explanation of symptoms would take vs the time it would take to start and IV, draw blood and get an EKG. The latter is faster!
I've done this. When I first started having panic attacks my mind would switch to "hey you're having a heart attack". I went to the hospital and the nurse was so kind. She gave me a shot to help calm me down (my heart was was around 190bpm) and talked to me about severe anxiety. It has been four years and I still have the occasionally panic attack, but now I know how to calm myself down.
I mean he’s technically not wrong
Heart attacks do indeed feel like heart attacks
I have chest pain
@@cx2326, must feel like chest pains
@@judgment5090 no I literally have chest pain
@@cx2326, but am i wrong?
@@cx2326 if ur actually having chest pain then go see a doctor
5 minutes later, nurse looks at EKG tape.
"Sir, you are not having a heart attack. That will be $5,000."
ah, you must be from america
@@infinitevirus4826 yeah, America gotta take any money they can get no matter what it is 😭
Ah, yes, state insurance is so valuable to have.
Jesus isn't that the damn truth
@@Mizzamu *cough* insurance private or state*cough*
The blank stare on the nurse's face trying to figure out how the patient knows what his mother's pain feels like...🙄
🙂
TBF mothers are very descriptive of the pain that they feel
Also this can be relevant, the risk of having a heart attack or stroke can be inherited
The doctor/nurse forgot to cut the umbilical cord after he was born.
@@stender2626 I think he said that the symptoms often was different from the classic ones; I don't remember him saying it was less painful.
Brings back memories of that time my cousin (a doctor) and I accompanied my aunt to the ER for a severe UTI and while waiting for about six hours my cousin started chatting with the lady sitting next to us, heard what she came for, quietly stood up, went to the desk and she told the nurse "that woman has been having a heart attack for a while now". The lady got wheeled away within seconds.
I'd wish symptoms for female patients were as well known as the ones for males.
What were the lady's symptoms?
What are the differences?
@@TechTchno women are louder usually
@@TechTchno The pain can be more vague, like a stomach ache or jaw pain. Women don't need the classic "clutch your chest/left arm and collapse" combo for it to be a heart attack, theirs are waaay sneakier. Also why a lot of women get treated too late.
@@CrimsonCat87 Ohh, that's really interesting! And terrifying actually, wow
Better safe than sorry. If you ever feel like you might be having a heart attack or a stroke, definitely seek medical help ASAP. Every second counts.
this!!
This happened my grandmother, she had a heart attack then drove 20 minutes to pick up my mum only for my mum to drive her to the hospital while my grandmother thought she would be fine as it wasn’t as bad as her last heart attack
my grandmother says she's fine while having a 40ºC fever (pre-rona) lol
"it's ok, my last one was worse"
This is what's so scary - people driving themselves to ER instead of calling 9-1-1. Excuses: Not wanting to be a bother, it will cost too much, I'll get charged if its a false alarm (no you won't) or I'll need a way to get home.
PLEASE - Call 9- 1 - 1. Don't be a cause of an accident and put more people in the hospital - or worse.
@@lorriefinley3129 I mean, if you die, neither the accident or the bill will be your problem
@@derpyduck5088 But what if you take out several other people with you? What about your family & the impact on them?
True, frequently, people ARE in shock & make unwise decisions but when its made cognitively then...
It's amazing. It's a heart attack because my heart is attacking me
What he _really_ wants to say: "FOH. The only attack you're going to get is from me if you don't get out my face."
What does FOH mean? Sorry if it bothers u
@@illiana1st I think it means f outta hear. I don't like to swear but you can probably understand lol
@@practicallycreative6115 oki
@@illiana1st It stands for "Fuck Outta Here"
@@real_exodus Thank u
Fun fact: the pain for a heart attack for afab people is usually in the jaw area, but for amab it’s actually where the ‘normal’ place is, that’s why a lot of afab people mistake their heart attacks for other things or people don’t believe them!
That’s scary
whats afab and amab mean
@@QwertySkill assigned male at birth and assigned female at birth
Addendum: "Usually" is kinda a rough approximately accurate way to describe this, but please everyone keep in mind that heart attacks in general and particularly in AFAB people (thanks for the inclusive language btw!) also can feel like bad heartburn, or upper back pain. Just wanted to piggyback and add to the list of other ways these can appear besides the "classic" presentation!
@@ItsAsparageese that too! And thanks, I always be sure to make it inclusive as I myself am trans
Hey just to say... I've went to the ER a few times thinking there was something wrong with my heart during panic attacks. Like I legit thought I was having a heart attack. I felt like I was having palpitations and also felt a tightness in my chest along with feeling light headed. It was so scary. I have panic disorder, it's not fun at all. Panic attacks can mimic symptoms of a heart attack. I seem to be in a state of anxiety more than not. I'm working on it with my doctor and counselor. While I'm sure this can be "annoying" to ER physician's and staff, and may take up time that they feel is pointless, as a patient in an active panic attack you feel that there's truly something wrong. Be kind and compassionate, because every patient deserves it.
Unfortunately this nurse's etc are overworked. They also are sleep deprived and burned out. After 30 years seeing all kind of human BS they simple have no energy for it . Humans are horrible they scream at them etc so
you were having palpitations. learn coping skills and breath. But we are laughing at you.
I legit thought I was dying last night and had my husband drive me to the ER. Felt like I was losing consciousness, couldn't breathe, losing feeling in my limbs and face, chest pain so intense I thought I was having a heart attack and felt pain induced nausea. Shaking like a leaf. Turns out it was just a severe panic attack. How embarrassing 😰 they were very kind about it and reassured me though. Prescribed me antianxiety meds and referred me to a doctor to treat my anxiety.
Not medical advice, but that sounds like a classic POTS attack. They're almost always misdiagnosed as anxiety and panic attacks, even mental breakdowns. But they are way easier to treat. POTS is cause by blood vessels not constricting properly, so your pulse and blood pressure get confused. Pulse shoots up and is unstable, while BP usually drops. It's not dangerous, unless you like, pass out from one while crossing the street.
Again, not a doctor, but that's a common scenario for people who have undiagnosed POTS.
A tilt Table Test is the only way to diagnose and rule them out. If you heavily suspect you have it, demand that test, and only accept that test.
It's currently considered rare, because of under and misdiagnosis, but it's believe to be a very common ailment.
God, I have done the exact same thing at least 3 times at the ER! None of the drs told me it was a panic attack. Because I was just discharged for post partum pre-eclampsia the week prior. They just kept me for ages doing tests and then let me go. It wasn’t until the 3rd time that a nurse gently told me this is probably a panic attack. I have felt so much embarrassment and shame ever since. Knowing everyone was aware I wasn’t dying but my brain was like R.I.P.
@@ghostratsarah I wouldn’t be so sure to assume that they didn’t test for that. ER doctors are not perfect, but with a team, there is usually lots of thorough cross examination.
@@MA-zg2pz the test for it takes a long time to get, ERs don't do them. And most doctors have never even heard of the disorder, despite how common it is. Why it goes undiagnosed. You need a referral from a primary care provider or neuro/cardio/rheumatologist to get the test, and then find somewhere that has the equipment for it. Not many places do. The test itself is painful, grueling, and takes a long time to complete. It has to be performed by a highly trained specialist, one who wouldn't be working emergency or on demand.
I have never heard of a case where a patient was ever suggested they might have the disorder, while in the ER.
@@ghostratsarah I don’t think we can comprehensively say what procedures all ERs in the US ( or which ever country) do or don’t do.
The way he angles his head after he says "It feels like a heart attack" is the best LOL
I agree. It's just perfect! Subtle but noticable enough to give his reaction the right quality of humour without it becoming too obvious.
IMO, his best acting yet!
I’ve had fake heart attack scares that turned out to be “anxiety”, one of your arteries need to have a blockage for it to be an actual heart attack other than that your heart is just beating fast and you need to find a way to slow it down
i’m glad you’re okay!
yo i just had one of these scares! drank way too much coffee and had to chug water to get that mf to stop. it went on for 2-3 hours straight.
@@marrowjuana the anxiety kicked in and kept the heart rate up most likely, that happened to me every time i would check it the rate will go back up and it was me doing it too much the doctor told me i have to focus on something else
Yeah I hate when my anxiety does that. Every day.
@@joseherrera-mu2fi yeahh anxiety can be a bitch sometimes (or all the time sadly), hope you're doing better now tho!
Lol! I've been in with palpitations and saying "I want to make sure its not anything serious like a heart attack...."
I did that too. First doc I saw did the ekg and said you are fine. Stop drinking so much caffeine. The second doc I saw years later said, you are anemic. You need iron… I still have them from time to time, but they don’t scare me as much now, except I worry I’ll blow it off one day when it’s real and keel over.
get fully tested for porphyria. fecal blood plasma and urine
the tips from the ER series is humorously useful information on how to behave in a hospital so you won't piss off people around you, and make the medical workers' jobs easier. i watched this for laughs but came out with things i never knew and it really helps to know things you gotta do to help you and the medical workers
thank you for being so pacient to others
Ok yes I'm sure this is frustrating for ER staff but as people with anxiety might te u having an anxiety attack truly feels like ur gonna die and ur brain is convinced of it that patient probably experienced a trauma when their loved one had a real heart attack and so they have health anxiety
In December of 2017, I started having chest pain that felt like my heart was being squeezed. At first I chalked up the pain to breathing in cold air. It was a brutally cold month. One night driving to work the pain went from mild to excruciating. I arrived at work and told them I was having a heart attack. My boss was a CNA so she gave me an aspirin and clocked my heart at 150 bpm. The EMT on the other hand was rude and comdescing. He told me: oh honey, you're just have a little old panic attack, your EKG and blood pressure are normal. Totally humiliated me. They did the blood test for a heart attack at the hospital, turns out, I did have a heart attack due to an 80 percent blockage. They tend to not take women as seriously when it comes to our heart health.
Actually, they don't take young people seriously on heart attacks, since many still believe young people are physically unable to get them (when some literally DO).
Explains why tons of young men and young women just drop dead due to untreated heart attacks 😂
Amen
@@hyour1nmaru so many things doctors don't take seriously for young people. I've heard "you're too young for that" so many times it's ridiculous.
@@hyour1nmaru my late husband had a heart attack at age 34. Died at 52 from heart disease and diabetes.
@@TheRugby23 Rest in peace
My daughter had a heart attack scare that turned out to be precordial catch (pinched nerve in her chest). It really seemed like a heart attack...severe pain in her chest right where the heart is. Took her to the ER and they whisked her in. 6 hours and lots of tests later was told, she's fine, go home. I owed my soul to the hospital billing department, but at least my kid didn't have a heart attack. Puts things in perspective.
I had this happen to me about 6 months ago. I was in weird pain down left arm and chest. I went to ER and EKG all good. But they told me to check up with my Ortho and get my shoulder checked out. I had a bad shoulder spur digging into my muscle and nervous tissue. 1 shoulder surgery later all better.
I didn't get this much dialogue out when I had palpitations last month. Stevie's Latino doppelganger tech came out immediately* and had me hooked up to an EKG instantly! That's when I realized what a tech does; it was wild!! (I get to do stress testing tomorrow..Can't wait.😏)
Good luck! Hope everything turns out well!
Your facial expressions are top tier. Thank you for informing me of what goes on in the ER through humor.
What does a heart attack feel like?
A heart attack
hmmm yes, and the sky is sky colored
@@Enairu hmmm yes and clouds look like clouds
hmmm yes and the sun's heat feels like the sun's heat
@@Senko_P I was going to say that too 😂
Well I mean, I was told that heart attacks and period cramps hurt about the same amount, and people born female get those just about on a monthly basis
Thank you for your service, my sister just got her lip almost ripped off by a dog and the ER was very kind and helpful for her, she ended up having to have surgery but she’s recovering we’re in the hospital right now thank you still 🙏
I had a heart attack (12/22/14).
I walked into the emergency room and said "I'm having a heart attack" and I walked immediately into the back.
I never had a heart attack before but I knew exactly what was happening.
I don't know how I knew.
I think its the brain signaling that something is very wrong (the feeling of doom) and trys to make you really calm to not stress the heart more then it is. Its to buy time to get help.
Perfect reply
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Just like Red from pokemon.
Ahh The ER . The severe abdominal pain patient who won’t go get testing until they finish their Popeyes chicken, the back pain patient that “can’t move because it hurts so bad” forgets for a second and sits straight up, the lady with the fifth toe that’s been numb for six months who decides they NEED to be in the ER for an assessment at 11:30 at night. Then there’s the patient who come in with family. As soon as the curtain closes around their bed it’s party time! As I approached I could hear loud laughing that instantly disappeared when I announced myself and opened the curtain only to find mournful family surrounding a now moaning patient, good times… edit: I’m talking about the scammers, NOT people in true distress (rather real or not)! People who have actually worked in the ER know these people well.
As someone who is a hypochondriac, I hope you have some more compassion in real life for the ppl who genuinely think they’re in dire need of medical care. I’m sure there are ppl faking it for whatever reason but Jesus some of us are actually terrified.
@@MA-zg2pz none of the people I described were terrified. They were drug seeking, bored or just didn’t know or care what an ER was used for.
@@LadyRad2000 how do you know how they were feeling? His/Her description is her side, not the patients account. You can’t assess their feelings based on the annoyance and disregard for his/her patients.
@@MA-zg2pz if someone comes into the ER with what they say is severe abdominal pain and then they send the family out to buy them some Popeyes fried chicken to eat, right in the ER, do you think they’re telling the truth? This happened more than a few times in the 33 years of my career. Once you have experience in ER work, you kind of know who’s faking and who’s not. By the way they still get a complete work up.
@@LadyRad2000 as they're called frequent flyers. Don't know what that drug name is called but starts with letter "D" 🤣😂 that's the only one that works. Oh and by the way allergic to all other pain meds.
This is my new favorite TH-cam channel, and the only one I get notifications for.
My dad had a heart attack on his delivery route and drove himself to the hospital. Told the lady up front he thought he was having a heart attack and she told him to sit down and wait!!! Luckily a nurse overheard and rushed him straight in. Probably would’ve died otherwise.
We get them ALL THE TIME.
I mean, if somebody THINKS that they're having a heart attack (even if it just turns out to be indigestion), they're going to be a little panicked. Probably not in the best state of mind to give a precise description of their symptoms. 🤷🏻♀️
Yeah, what he was trying to say was “it feels like the symptoms my mom described when she was having her heart attack etc..” lol
Actually, people are pretty good at describing their pain most of the time. And besides, this is why we ask precise questions, not open ended ones. Is the pain worse when you breathe? Is the pain worse when you walk or when you stand? Is the pain shooting or dull? etc etc
I’ve never had a heart attack, but I’ve had acid reflux and panic attacks. Tbh, I didn’t go to the doc for either one…
@@JennLonhon I can see how those questions would help focus the mind, and get answers. But here Steveio is just asking what it feels like. So... Just think if a person was panicking, they might not be in a good place to describe the feeling.
The last time I had to describe pain to a doctor, apparently I did it wrong. The pain was radiating to my back, and I was feeling it most intensely in the middle of my back. But describing it as pain in my back meant my gallstones were almost completely missed. Specific step-by-step questions might have been more helpful for me too.
I went in for "severe chest pain" i was asked what it felt like.
I replied, "like a heart attack is described but zi don't think it's a heart attack. There's no arm pain"
they replied with, "can you describe the pain?"
And I did, so they took me for a heart test.
The result was basically, not a heart attack but something did happen and as it's unclear and you have severe anxiety in your chart it was probably a panic attack.
I think they're probably right. But those things are scary and painful.
Such an expressive face
"I'm having a toothache!"
"Oh no! How does it feel like?"
"It feels like a toothache-"
My dad was arguing with a doctor about how he couldn't have had a heart attack.
The bad part is he was having another heart attack as he argued.
"why is heart attack taking so long?"
Yoshigake kira
I was having a panic attack so bad I felt like I was having a heart attack and started freaking out even more.
hahahahahah so true
hey checkmark
Bro you do be everywhere
Bro, you are the second version of "OwO"
You're everywhere just like him.
He is everywhere
What is so true?
I get empathy pains for family members when they explain their experiences. I wonder if that's behind the idea of knowing what a heart attack feels like?
"Follow me into the alleyway 3 block away from the hospital and right by that McDonald's."-uncensored version
Similar to my ER visits until I got kicked from my insurace. Took seven visits of the same symptoms to get someone to finally tell me I was having anxiety attacks, and their patient explanation after hearing my frustration of being ignored and not knowing anything for over a year.
You want to know what's not a heart attack but feels like one? A Gallbladder Attack! Makes you feel like something is trying to crawl out of your chest.
Wow that's interesting. For me I thought I had just eaten some bad hamburger. I'd only had pain twice and both times was after eating some of the hamburger in my fridge. The pain was only in my stomach and no where near my organs. Ending up having emergency surgery cause my pancreas was about to burst from an impacted stone.
That long silence is just *chef's kiss* perfect!!
Well that’s one way to explain it…
I've heard of heart attacks that are near painless ('cause dead nerves don't report) and ones that are accompanied by a catastrophic amount of upper-thoracic pain.
Honey, I had gone through a heart surgery because my valve was "leaking", so to say... And to this day, whenever I feel like my chest hurts and some sort of "crumbling" inside, I'd tell myself, while gasping for air like literally, "IS IT what heart attack feels like?" At that condition, I cannot explain what I was feeling because I was too busy feeling the pain and I DIDN'T EVEN KNOW whether or not I was having a heart attack, minding my history of the surgery before. If anyone out here is just like "the patient" in this video and can't describe and tell the ER, "I am having a heart attack" and can still breathe "quite well" and speak about it, well... You're lucky the ER doesn't choose to rush you under defibrillators.
I feel a similar feeling sometimes even though I am young and haven't had surgery before
If been rushed into an EKG before, cuz of a 150+ heart rate from bad anxiety problems.
Sounds a whole lot like a panic attack, my friend. It happens to me for basically no reason. I'm deliberating Ragu or Prego with dinner, and next thing I know, there's an elephant on my chest. Pulse ox is sitting at 98%, but it feels like I have no air. Heart is basically coming through my chest and the whole left side of my body goes numb. My consciousness seems to be crumbling. Blood pressure is alternately very low and then very high. Feels... like a heart attack. Nope. Panic attack. Quite different from an anxiety attack, because there's no actual *cause* -- I'm never in a stressful situation when it happens. My body just goes full-on fight or flight. They often come in clusters for me, 5-6 times a day for about 3 weeks, then nothing for a month or more.
@@belaayya5094 I have had panic attacks for years. It got so bad I’m on meds now and only have them when I forget a pill. Before I was meds, to help ease through one, because you know they are the worst, I would actively think about the thing I had been stewing over and when I was able to identify something, it usually helped shorten the duration of the attack.
@@Clearlyclynn - I just relax into it and pop my O2 meter on my finger. If I'm getting oxygen, I really just need to calm down. I'm not on meds, but I am in law enforcement, and $45k a year for 60-hour weeks certainly puts a toll on the body and mind. My first experience I realized years later came while I was going through a serious case of imposter syndrome while working on my PhD. But I was quite literally choosing between Ragu and Prego because I didn't have enough time between work and classes to make my normal red sauce. I really thought I was going to die at 37 years old, in the spaghetti sauce aisle.
This confirms my suspicion that nurses judge common people with no medical knowledge
I was in this scenario, lol. To be fair, my mom was 38 when she died of her 4th one (and she was relatively healthy, not obese). So I had good reason for worry.
It turned out to be inflamation of the joints of my ribcage and a reaction to ibuprofen, combined with POTS. So legit did mimic all symptoms of a heart attack. Some cimetadine, simethicone, and swearing off ibuprofen took care of the worst of it. Pain in my ribs is reoccurring now, and can't do anything about it without ibuprofen ToT nothing else works. But it's not gonna kill me.
where does a person have joints in their ribcage? 🤨
@@youreyestell4977 on your ribs. Where bones connect.
The condition is called Costochondritis
I love these skits he does of real life situations that happen in the ER. It’s so funny because they’re so true!
I mean if he got a panic attack watching his mom have a heart attack that could explain it when he says "it feels just like it" when referring to the incident
His expressions are so on point
This reminds me of: when someone that is 25 y.o. and says...I feel 75 y.o. How do you know what 75 feels like when YOU have NEVER been 75 years old?! 🤨
in most cases, that’s different because it’s commonly used as an expression of feeling older and tired.
@@CP-nq7mj Yes, I understand...but if you're 25 you still don't know what it feels like to be 75?!! 🙃
@@ellenmarie3294 are you trolling? 🙄 It's just something people say when their bones / joints / muscles etc hurt because as we all know older people might have these symptoms just because of their age. It's not that hard lmao
@@youreyestell4977 exactly.
@@youreyestell4977 Absolutely not... I'm sure I have even said this phrase a time or two...so I totally understand what you are saying...but then older people get offended because we are much younger and don't know what "real pain" is...😌
The irony of it is I had a coworker who had a heart attack at the ripe old age of 18. She went a day later. They told her there was nothing they could do since it was already over and told her to take aspirin for the continued chest pain. They expected her to figure out she needed to see a cardiologist. I was shocked they let her leave. She was 18. I would've had their cardiologist come to her room. She recovered. It was stress induced. She broke up with her crappy boyfriend and is doing much better now.
Hehe I remember the time when my left shoulder was paining (the reason remains undercover) and I was saying my good byes to everyone (yes, I am dramatic) 🤣
LoL that just reminded me of the old Samford and son show
The patience! The patience he has for patients!
And also, don't men and women feel heart attack pain differently?
On average, yes. But individuals can experience either
Just so people know, if your in a tense situation and/or you just got out of one and your chest is in pain, it might not be a heart attack. There is another thing called a panic attack that has similar symptoms. I'm not exactly sure on the specifics but, if you were to have a heart attack, your vitals will reflect that. What he's thinking right now is: "it doesn't seem like he's having a heart attack, more like a panic attack but, in the off chance it is one, I'll check him in."
Im not a doc but if read many comments and stuff on heart attacks recently. So im not 100% sure about this.
If im not wrong mostely the only difference of both is that in a panic attack you feel heavy fear, some what doom and cant really think straight.
With a heart attack you just feel doom, a bit of fear/calmnes and can think straight bc panik settles way later in.
Its like your brain knows your going to die and trys to keep you calm all times to buy time.
Its like:
Im having a heart attack!!!
And:
I think i maeby have a heart attack im not sure?!
I wouldn't be surprised if steveioe winds up having a heart attack from dealing with such idiots, at least he'll get a few days off from work XD
Every time I watch his videos I think of all the times I took my grandma to the ER and our experiences
He could just have had heartburn, Gerd or a good ol panic attack. 🙄😬
I had something similar. I think it was a mix of heartburn and acid reflux. I would eat spicy food all the time, drink soda and acidic foods. I felt like my throat was tensing up and couldn't breathe, really bad chest pain and a wicked headache. I felt like I was dying. I went to the ER and every single test came back normal: heart rate fine, bloodsugar fine, no clots, nothing. Now I'm having a $10,000 bill I can hardly pay off. Gee, I love the body sometimes, doing all this fun stuff
Heartburn is a major symptom of a heart attack, especially in women. Women's heart attacks usually go undetected, until it's too late, because they don't have "classic" presentations. They usually get what is called a "silent heart attack". They rarely show up on the default test, too. But many doctors still completely overlook this.
Women get heartburn, sudden anxiety, sweating, fatigue, nausea, headache, backache, neck pain, jaw pain, confusion, low BP, shortness of breath, chest discomfort, and other generalized symptoms you wouldn't think of- in varying combinations. It can present as any combo of the above, none are inherently hand-in-hand, or a woman can have only one (or none). They often don't have any chest pain, and there is a type that commonly effects thin, young, and relatively healthy women, making it even more difficult to be taken seriously.
They are typically diagnosed with anxiety and indigestion, then shooed out of the ER with a scarlet letter for future ER visits, marking them with female hysteria.
My mother died of one, at the age of 38. Never say a heart attack scare is "just heartburn", because that is a symptom.
@@ghostratsarah I'm sorry for your loss 💔 I am well aware of woman's heart attacks, I have major health issues and often am in the emergency room. Some Dr.s get it and alot of the time I get treated like a hypochondriac. Just a few weeks ago a dr didn't do anything for me and I left upset, went to a different emergency and found out I had a bowel obstruction!! Was in the hospital and came very close to having surgery..... It sucks when I have to beg the Dr to run tests.
@@sherri1027 she serves as a good anecdote to raise awareness for such things. And to get doctors to take me seriously, lol. Of course, I don't abuse it for obvious false alarms.
Oof. That sucks. You really do the smart thing by getting multiple opinions. Especially in women, it's all too common to not be taken seriously. Did you know the word "hysteria" comes from the greek word for the uterus? Takes me a lot of self control not to be a Google doctor, because I've had so many similar situations. I'm lucky that my local clinic and hospital were converted into an long distance arm of UW's medical campus. The quality of care and drive to investigate has improved exponentially. I finally got diagnosed with a long page of disabilities, as soon as the program was implemented. After begging for years to see a rheumatologist, I was allowed to see one. He ordered 16 blood tests in one day, and a hoard of other types.
Universities give the best care.
I heard panic attacks get confused for heart attacks all the time actually! A lot of people don't know what panic attacks are. All the years I had panic attacks before someone explained to me what was going on, I just thought I was fucking stupid because that's what I heard, and I have almost passed out from panic attacks on so many different occasions. I can sort of understand why someone who knows nothing about then and is experiencing it for the first time or a few times would go to the ER.
My brother did this a few times. Started feeling tightness in his chest and it was hard to breathe. He demanded my mom take him to the ER claiming he was having a heat attack and was going to die. They get to one of those off site ERs they take him back to an EKG and the nurse tell him “sir it’s not a heart attack it’s anxiety. Chill out.” When I tell you I laughed for 10 minutes when my mom told me this story. My brother was 24 at the time and I’m amazed he’d never experienced anxiety when that’s all he gives to my mother.
Hey anxiety is no joke, it really does feel a bit like a heart attack and then you get more anxious because you think you’re having a heart attack. I get anxiety attacks every day it’s not fun
i mean if you have an anxiety attack and don’t know what it is, youre gonna be pretty freaked out
Steveioe: *contemplating whether or not to slap somebody*
Also Steveioe: Follow me
I broke my arm on a Sunday afternoon, both ulna and radius, and waited til Monday afternoon to go to the pediatrician, who sent me to ortho. No ER needed. I was 10.
However, when my son broke his arm during a soccer match, we took him to the ER. He still played with his injured arm for about 5 minutes. Then came walking across the field and calmly said to me "Mom, I think I broke my arm". A 300lb kid landed on him. He weighed 100lb. And yes, it was broken.
Some people, “it feels like a heart attack.” Me, The nurse“ma’am you’re having a heart attack,” me “no, I think it’s just gas.” The nurse “Ma’am you are having a heart attack,” me“no I just really need to fart.” The nurse No” ma’am you are honest to God having a heart attack.” Me “No!”
??? You okay? That’s some self deception on another level
That has a good chance of being legit people describe pain in the stupidest ways
Haha a medical professional condescendingly dismissing a patients concerns: what could ever go wrong?!
The logic of the patient blows my mind.
I’ve called an ambulance because I thought I was having a heart attack. It’s was just good ol anxiety 🙃
You’re certainly not alone! It feels like a life threatening situation and then can be quite embarrassing to learn it’s anxiety induced. I have been there as well.
That's what I was told. It wasn't, it was a heart attack. No damage to my heart luckily because I got there early enough, but no one wanted to believe me. And all my blood work (except for that one little marker for heart attack) was normal.
Ha ha ha ha ha this dude is Stupid funny man I laugh at every video. Just the looks and faces/expectations he makes get me every time lol ha ha ha ha.
My father just died when you uploaded the video, of a heart attack in their bed.
Alone in another house.
Do not worry, he was an horrible person, but this video was a curious coincidence.
😬😬😯😯
That’s so frustrating! So I can assess what’s going on with my elderly client, I ask them, “can you tell me what's wrong?” Their response... “I feel bad.”
That’s so helpful… grrrr!
Pain is pain
Heart is heart
Heart attack
F### i dunno what to say
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My mom stayed in bed, at home, having a heart attack. Didnt call for an ambulance. She later went to doc and they wanted to operate but acquiesced to medication and physical therapy.
:)
There are some heart ailments that run in the family. His mother might have died from a heart attack--you never know. It is better to be safe than sorry.
It’s so sad that there are people who actually think like this. Although I can imagine being panicked and irrational when I genuinely believe I’m having a heart attack.
😂. That stare is hilarious! My favorite part
Its almost every day nurse like this dude...who really do not seem like they wanna be there... mis diagnose people who legit did have a heart attack...they send them home to have another heart attack
DOCTOR IM HAVING A HEART ATTACK
Him:oh
I've mistaken anxiety, pleurisy, panic attacks, strange pain, and low magnesium for a heart attack. That strange pain was a month after my actual heart attack from clogged arteries. Now that I know what all those things feel like...
I still can't tell them apart with any reliability.
It's his facial expressions for me 😂😂😂 I can't
I remember I pretty much said this exact thing, long story short I was having a heart attack
You should make two videos for each "problem". First one the professional reaction, and the second one what you would've loved to do
That pause while he’s thinking, what question can I ask that will get me a crumb of useful info? 😂😂😂
I love this smart arse doc
He would point out he isn't a doctor or nurse but an ER technician
This is a common thing in my community. Feeling other people's pain... LITERALLY... 😭😭😭
Heart burn 100%.
honestly i probs wouldn’t even think it was a heart attack cuz all the symptoms match up with other problems ive got-
It's the silence that gets me😂😂😂
Sound like a case of the "I’m going to fucking die!" Disease. Symptoms include mild chest pain for periods of up to 30 seconds.
Steve is literally a guy that see too much of human bullshit that he just too tired to handle it and just like: Fuck it
Snow days like we had today in Calgary Canada, after weeks of no snow, stress out my body and totally make me feel achy, even what feels like my heart
(I do snow removal)
Apparently i have felt something similar to a heart attack, i believe it was called an esophageal attack. Felt like i couldnt breathe for hours, couldnt sleep, had the chills, felt like something was pushing on my chest. Had it about 2 months ago and about a year ago both times after vomiting. Not a pleasant experience
Same, I had what the doctors presume was an infection, but I basically couldn't breathe properly, could barely do any movement without losing my breath, chest felt tight for an entire week. It was pretty bad, had to go to the ER type of bad
Costrochondroitis: presents with "heart-attack like pain," absolutely crushing chest pain that radiates into your back, shoulder & upper arm. Put you on the floor pain. Difficulty breathing & nothing helps. (Ps. That was blown off for 2yrs at my local ED as "reflux" or a "panic attack." You know; from logical situations like sitting on the couch laughing at a movie & drinking water.)
The look says it all
I love the moment where you decide how long his explanation of symptoms would take vs the time it would take to start and IV, draw blood and get an EKG. The latter is faster!
I can feel him controlling himself from punching that guy 😂😂😂
You are absolutely hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂😂
I love all your content! It's so funnyyy!!!
I've done this. When I first started having panic attacks my mind would switch to "hey you're having a heart attack". I went to the hospital and the nurse was so kind. She gave me a shot to help calm me down (my heart was was around 190bpm) and talked to me about severe anxiety. It has been four years and I still have the occasionally panic attack, but now I know how to calm myself down.
This
i love when he goes "...well-...no-...w e l l" before responding again