Post-Bennett heart attack: Warning signs and first aid treatment until MDA arrives

Jerusalem Post - 21/04
Former Prime Minister Naftali Bennett underwent Catheterization at Meir Medical Center after suffering a heart attack during physical activity.

Following former prime minister Naftali Bennett’s heart attack on Sunday, what are the warning signs of a heart attack, and how should one be treated until the Magen David Adom (MDA) team arrives?

A heart attack, or in medical terms, a myocardial infarction, occurs when one of the coronary arteries that supply the heart muscle is suddenly blocked, usually by a blood clot. The blockage prevents oxygen from reaching the area of the heart muscle served by that artery, and the longer the blockage lasts, the greater the irreversible damage to the heart tis...
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