HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN YOU ARE ALONE
Now a days due to change in the lifestyle heart attacks are found among people of all age groups.After unusually hard day on the job you are really stressed and upset.Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to radiate out in to your arms and up into your jaw.Many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack has only 10 seconds left before losing conscious.Symptoms include:
- Pressure or tightness in the chest
- Unexplained shortness of breath and irregular pulse
- Cold sweat or sweating
- Feeling of heartburn
- Abdominal pain
- Cardiac arrest
- dizziness
- Discomfort in the back,neck and jaw
- Pain or discomfort in arms (women)
- Shortness of breath without chest discomfort in women
What to do?
Cough repeatedly: Don't panic start coughing repeatedly and vigorously and take deep breath before each cough.Deep breath get oxygen into the lungs and coughing helps to keep the blood circulating.Repeat this every two seconds until any help comes or until the heart beat become normal.
Medical attention immediately: Remember the sign and symptoms of heart attack and be prepared you need to call for medical assistance within 5 min before you are going to be attacked and also make an call to your friends and family to explain your heart attack symptoms and warnings.
Heart attack survival plan:It is advisable that write a note on white paper about your medicines,allergies and personal doctor's number and also mention your family and friends contacts to inform them if you admitted in hospital keep this information in your wallet (or) purse.This information is very useful to survive a heart attack when you are alone or unconscious state(sudden attack).
Note: Some times aspirin can make strokes worse,so take an advise with your doctor whether it is an appropriate action or not.
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