Basic First Aid Heart Attack

Basic First Aid Heart Attack. Therefore seeking immediate medical treatment in the form of first aid within the first few minutes of the attack can be a life-saving action. The first aid fact sheets align with the current edition of Australian First Aid 4th edition 102012 and are updated twice a year following the St John Medical Advisory Panel meetings in March and August.

2 Encourage the patient to immediately stop what they are doing and rest. Call 911 or the local emergency number if you think you or someone else is having a heart attack. Many heart attack patients die.

Aspirin also reduces associated inflammation and helps reduce the pain of a heart attack.

Although heart muscle takes time to heal a person can get well in 8 to 6 weeks. On an average most heart stroke patients die within an hour of experiencing heart attack symptoms. What to do if you or someone else may be having a heart attack Call 911 or your local emergency number. Aspirin also reduces associated inflammation and helps reduce the pain of a heart attack.