Whether you have a bit of knowledge with first aid or nothing at all, dealing with chest pain is tricky. Heart conditions with severe pain should result in a phone call to the emergency services. Dealing with chest pain correctly can assist you by saving someone’s life.
What are the causes of chest pain?
- Some people might experience mild to reasonable pain when they consistently experience anxiety.
- Angina is a general cause of pain and can be detected by a health practitioner. On the more severe side, chest pain can also signify that someone is experiencing a heart attack, aortic dissection or pulmonary embolism. These three disorders are severe and need urgent attention from a medical expert.
How Must You React To A Possible Heart Attack?
- If you think that a person is experiencing a heart attack, keep them sitting straight and make sure they are calm.
- Give the casualty one aspirin to chew and phone the ambulance. If you do not have direct access to aspirin, do not wait in phoning the emergency services.
- It is better that the casualty sees a professional medic than obtain treatment from a first aider.
- When phoning the emergency dispatcher, you might obtain further information about the procedures you should take.
- Following all information carefully is vital. The faster a casualty receives medical help, the easier it is to save them.
When to perform CPR
- If a person has stopped breathing, CPR is needed.
- Always phone the emergency services first or ask somebody else to do so for you, as it is vital that a casualty gets medical help.
- When phoning the dispatcher, you might be given directions on how to execute CPR.
- To do this, kneel down next to the casualty and follow the directions of the dispatcher.
- Too many casualties’ wait before getting treatment for heart attacks on the basis that they will look stupid if the reason of their chest pain is something less severe.
- Anyone giving first aid to alleviate chest pain should always look for medical help if they are not sure of the causes.
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https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/chest-pain/
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/chest-pain/symptoms-causes/syc-20370838
https://www.webmd.com/pain-management/guide/whats-causing-my-chest-pain#1