Monday, August 5, 2013

HEART ATTACK



Symptoms :

  1. Pain, discomfort or squeezing at the centre of the chest.
  2. Pain radiating to shoulder(s),Neck, back, arm(s) or jaw.
  3. Stabbing chest pain.
  4. Palpitations.
  5. Shortness of breath.
  6. Nausea, vomiting or severe indigestion. 
  7. Sweating for no apparent reason.
  8. Dizziness and weakness.
FIRST AID:
  1. Make the victim lie down.
  2. call an emergency ambulance service.
  3. Take an Aspirin dissolved in a glass of water.
          Place a sorbitrate under the victim's tongue. Check whether the victim is breathing. If not, start artificial respiration. The procedure is :

           Till the head back and lift up the chin. Close nostrils by pinching them together. Take a deep breath and seal your mount over the victim's. Breath slowly into the person's mouth - it should take about two seconds to adequately inflate the chest. Do this twice. Check is rising as you breath in. If there is resistance, try to hold the head back further and lift the chin again. Repeat the procedure until help arrives or the person starts breathing again.



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