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Originally Posted by donzee
Thanks Rich, hope the wife is getting better.
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After having a heart attack on Memorial Day, It was brought to my attention that I was extremely lucky to have survived it. A cardiologist I saw told me that a third of all patients with my symptoms die in the ambulance on the way to the hospital. A friend of mine in the medical field told me that that figure is quite likely tied to the number of people living in rural areas distant from the hospital. The more time that elapses from the symptoms of a heart attack, and getting onto an operating table, the less likely a person is to survive.
Not sure of your age or health situation (heck, I THOUGHT I was pretty healthy!) but I guess this sort of consideration concerning distance from a decent hospital should rise in relation to your age and health level. IMHO, anyway.