Light-headedness
Nausea (more common in women)
Numbness, aching, or tingling in the arm (usually the left arm)
Shortness of breath
Weakness or fatigue, particularly in the elderly
First Aid
If you think someone is having a heart attack:
Have the person sit down, rest, and try to keep calm.
Loosen any tight clothing.
Ask if the person takes any chest pain medication for a known heart condition, such as nitroglycerin, and help them take it.
If the pain does not go away promptly with rest or within 3 minutes of taking nitroglycerin, call for emergency medical help.
If the person is unconscious and unresponsive, call 112 (or your local emergency number), then begin CPR.
If an infant or child is unconscious and unresponsive, perform 1 minute of CPR, then call 112.
DO NOT
Do NOT leave the person alone except to call for help, if necessary.
Do NOT allow the person to deny the symptoms and convince you not to call for emergency help.
Do NOT wait to see if the symptoms go away.
Do NOT give the person anything by mouth unless a heart medication (such as nitroglycerin) has been prescribed.
Questions
1. What is a heart attack?
2. What should you begin if the person is unconscious?
Poisoning
Poisoning is potentially life threatening. Most cases of poisoning occur when a person has swallowed a toxic substance such as bleach, an overdose of a prescription drug or eaten wild plants and fungi. Alcohol poisoning can cause similar symptoms.
The effects of poisoning depend on the substance swallowed but can include vomiting, loss of consciousness, pain or a burning sensation:
Find out what has been swallowed so you can tell the paramedic or doctor.
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