Treating chest pain

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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.
    Whether you have a bit of knowledge with first aid or nothing at all, dealing with chest pain is tricky.
    Whether you have a bit of knowledge with first aid or nothing at all, dealing with chest pain is tricky.
  • 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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FACT CHECK

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

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