Thursday, July 21, 2011
Heart attack
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If you suspect a heart attack or even indigestion, act immediately: |
Call the emergency medical response system. It's usually better to call these emergency |
numbers first. Calling your doctor may add unnecessary time. |
Early warning symptoms of heart attack are:- |
Pressure in the center of the chest. |
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Pain in shoulders, neck or arms. |
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Chest discomfort with fainting , sweating or nausea
| Begin CPR. If the person you are calling about is unconscious, an emergency dispatcher |
| may advise you to begin mouth-to-mouth rescue breathing and chest compression |
| (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, or CPR). Even if you're not trained, a dispatcher can |
| instruct you in CPR until help arrives. |
| Decide on the fastest method of transportation. A dispatcher automatically notifies the |
| closest well-equipped |
| minutes. If you live in a rural or large metropolitan :area, however, you may get someone |
| to the hospital faster by driving him or her yourself. If you think you're having a heart |
| attack, ask someone to drive you. Never drive |
| yourself. |
| Go to the nearest emergency cardiac care facility. Identify in advance the nearest center |
| staffed 24 hours a day with physicians trained to provide emergency cardiac care. |
| Chew aspirin. Aspirin inhibits blood clotting, which helps :maintain blood flow through a |
| narrowed artery. When taken during a heart attack, aspirin can decrease death rates by |
| about 25 percent. If you think you are having a heart attack, 7take one regular-strength |
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