When to get emergency help
If you have any of the signs on this page, call your emergency number now.
Call 911 now. Do not drive yourself.
Call 911If you cannot make the call, ask someone near you to call.
Call now if you have any of these
Chest and breathing
- Chest pain, pressure or tightness
- Struggling to breathe
- Sudden severe pain in your chest, upper back or stomach
Face, body, speech or sight
- Sudden weakness or numbness in your face, arm or leg
- Sudden trouble speaking or understanding speech
- A sudden change in your vision, like blurred, double or lost sight
- Sudden loss of balance or trouble walking
Head and awareness
- A sudden, very severe headache, like nothing you have had before
- Confusion
- Fainting or passing out
- A seizure
A blood pressure reading shouldn't decide this.
Signs like this need emergency care whatever your blood pressure. Do not wait to measure.
If you feel unwell without any of these signs, talk to your doctor.