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Heart Attack - First Aid Treatment



Heart Attacks are caused by

A blockage in the heart starving it of blood and oxygen. This can be narrowing, plaque, clots or a muscular spasm and can be fatal. Heart attack is the most common form of death in the UK.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest is when the heart stops but a heart attack is when the heart is in major trauma. It could stop at any time.
A big problem is that the patient often will not accept that they are having a heart attack and this delays the treatment.

Symptoms
 
  • Pain in the centre of the chest, with pain radiating between the abdomen and jaw, possibly down one arm
  • Crushing pain in chest, laboured breathing.
  • Rapid or irregular pulse.
  • Nausea/vomiting
  • Clammy skin
  • Grey/Blue appearance, feeling of chronic indigestion

What to do


 
 

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