11/06/2018
What to do if you see someone having a heart attack:-
If you encounter someone who is unconscious from a presumed heart attack, call for emergency medical help. If you have received training in emergency procedures, begin cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This helps deliver oxygen to the body and brain.
According to guidelines by the American Heart Association, regardless of whether you've been trained, you should begin CPR with chest compressions. Press down about 2 inches (5 centimeters) on the person's chest for each compression at a rate of about 100 a minute. If you've been trained in CPR, check the person's airway and deliver rescue breaths after every 30 compressions. If you haven't been trained, continue doing only compressions until help arrives.
Medications:-
With each passing minute after a heart attack, more heart tissue loses oxygen and deteriorates or dies. The main way to prevent heart damage is to restore blood flow quickly.
Aspirin. You may be instructed to take aspirin by the 101 operator, or you may be given aspirin by emergency medical personnel soon after they arrive. Aspirin reduces blood clotting, thus helping maintain blood flow through a narrowed artery.
