Answer: Heart pain is an indication of heart trouble. When you are experiencing chest or heart pain, it is important for the heart to receive as much oxygen as possible and as quickly as possible. Ambulance staff can provide this to you. The instant you call 9-1-1, oxygen and other lifesaving equipment will be on route to you with sheriff’s deputies and first responders. When that oxygen arrives, it is the first step to reversing the potential damage of a heart attack.

Law enforcement agents and first responders are in direct contact with the ambulance staff in order to best coordinate your care.

The ambulance staff that was called for your emergency has advanced levels of training that will not only treat your chest pain by increasing the oxygen flow to your heart, but also run diagnostic tests to figure out if you are indeed having a “heart attack”. If you are having a heart attack, staff will activate a specialized response system designed to get you into the emergency room and directly to the heart specialists. This is a well-oiled system that is proven to reduce death and disability due to an acute heart attack.