First Aid for Heart Attack

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A heart attack is still a frightening disease. Many people thought it would be difficult to survive if a heart attack due to the handling of the seconds are so valuable. 

There are several things that can be used to provide first aid to people who had a heart attack.

If someone is experiencing symptoms of a heart attack, it can do the following:

1. Sit or lie down. Stop all activity and do not do a lot of movement. Many moves can exacerbate damage to the body caused by heart attack.

2. Phone emergency number for help. Immediately contact the nearest hospital or ask someone else to call the ambulance. Do not waste time to get the phone's personal physician, friend or other family members.

3. If your doctor has given nitroglycerin tablets, immediately taking the drug. The drug can be taken every 5 minutes once a tablet until the pain is gone. Do not consume if not given nitroglycerin tablets doctor.

4. Chewing aspirin origin does not have allergies. Aspirin will inhibit blood clotting and helps keep blood flowing to the artery. Chewing aspirin during a heart attack can reduce the risk of death by 25 percent.

5. Know the signs of heart attack and always take drugs iberikan doctor. Rapid relief can prevent serious damage to the heart and allows the patient to survive.