West Virginia Firefighter - LODD

CHEST PAINS LEAD TO LODD: (Scroll down for CHEST PAIN info) It is with deep regret that we advise you of the Line of Duty Death of Huttonsville-Mill Creek VFD (W.Va) Firefighter McAtee. FF McAtee responded to the station for a fire call and drove apparatus to the scene of a chimney fire. Upon arrival, he reported to the Fire Chief, his son, and told him that he thought that he pulled a muscle opening the apparatus bay door when leaving the station. Later FF McAtee was observed holding his chest and when asked, indicated that he thought that perhaps it was the extremely cold weather that was causing him discomfort. Firefighter McAtee declined to be sent for evaluation or treatment and returned the apparatus to the station. He returned home and was witnessed by his wife again holding his chest, but he stated it was either a pulled muscle or from the extreme cold. At 1629 hours, Chief McAtee was summoned to Firefighter McAtee’s residence, finding him unresponsive. CPR was initiated on scene by the Chief and care was continued through transport to the local hospital where Firefighter McAtee sadly passed away.
As always, our condolences to all affected by this sad loss....which serves as a reminder to any of us to treat this type of situation as serious....even though it can often be our nature to sometimes not to.

CHEST PAINS OR DISCOMFORT? (From HeartDisease.com)

Chest pain is relatively likely to represent a dangerous cardiac disorder - and should be treated as an emergency - if any of the following are true:
=You are 40 years old or older, and have one or more risk factors for coronary artery disease (family history, smoking, obesity, sedentary lifestyle, elevated cholesterol, diabetes).
=You are any age and have a very strong family history of early heart disease.
=The pain can best be described by the terms tightness, squeezing, heaviness, or crushing.
=The pain is accompanied by weakness, nausea, shortness of breath, sweating, dizziness or fainting.
=The pain “radiates” to the shoulders, arms, or jaw.
=The pain is more severe than any you have had before.
=The pain is accompanied by the uncontrollable feeling that something is horribly wrong (this is often called by doctors, “a sense of impending doom”).
=The pain gets continually worse over the first 15 or 20 minutes.
=The pain is new – you have never experienced anything like it before.
When in doubt....DON’T BLOW IT OFF....GET CHECKED ASAP!

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