Heart attack - First Aid and Emergency Treatment Guide

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 What is a heart attack?

  • Occurs when the blood supply to vital organs gets blocked 
  •  >50years / menopausal women at greater risk 
  • Occurs with/without chest pain 
  • Sudden arrest of breathing/heart function
  • May result in cardiopulmonary arrest 
  • A clot in the arteries blocks blood supply 
  • Occurs due to: 
    a. Deposits of calcium/cholesterol 
    b. Hereditary factors 
    c. Tobacco
    d. Obesity
    e. High blood pressure
    f. Emotional stress
    g. Inflammatory disease of arteries
    h. Trauma/disease of a heart


Symptoms of Heart Attack  
  • Chest pain
  • Shoulder/arm pain 
  • Shortness of breath
  • Sweating 
  • Heartburn 
  • Nausea 
  • Abdominal pain

First aid 
  • Try to relax 
  • Loosen tight clothes 
  • Take medicine, if any have been prescribed
  • Pain subsides within 3 min of medicine intake 
  • If not, see a doctor. 
  • Give artificial respiration if required 
  • Give Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) :
    a. If no pulse is detected
    b. By placing palm on the chest to pump
  • 15 pumps are followed by 2 artificial respiration 
  • Continue till ambulance/doctor arrives 
Heart Attack Prevention  
  • Routine health check-up 
  • Avoid stress 
  • Quit smoking/alcohol
  • Eat sensibly 
  • Control blood pressure / diabetes
  • Control weight

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