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Originally Posted by Damien
Pain in your chest is a symptom of having a heart attack or just pain in your chest. You can also have pain in your chest which is symptomatic of a heart condition without being a heart attack and yet still serious such as Angina.
The advice is that any of these symptoms should be treated as a medical emergency because people aren't great and knowing the difference. Especially if you're older, unfit or have a history of heart problems.
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I suppose by the same token if you have a head ache you should run off screaming brain tumour as well?
People need to have a bit of self responsibility too.
Of course if you " have a history of heart problems". - no sh:t Sherlock phone 999.
But A&E is full of people every week, every day, who are there unnecessarily.
The clue is in the bloody title. Accident and
Emergency
If we're going to sort it out we have to take responsibility for our own actions and if we go there and it isn't an Emergency we should, in my opinion be charged for it, for taking up time from people that really need it.