What are the self-help measures for a heart attack



Self-help measures for heart attack require different self-help measures depending on the condition. Common acute heart attacks are angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, acute heart failure, arrhythmia and so on.

1. Acute myocardial infarction or angina attack: If you usually have a history of coronary heart disease, persistent chest pain, chest tightness, sweating, etc., more than the consideration of acute myocardial infarction, angina attack, at this time to maintain emotional stability, you can nitroglycerin every 5 minutes to contain a piece of aspirin enteric-coated tablets 300 mg chewing, and at the same time, call the 120 emergency telephone, to avoid their own taxi to the hospital.

2. Acute heart failure: patients with chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea, sweating or coughing up red foamy sputum, etc., considering acute heart failure, we should try to keep quiet, take a seated position or semi-sitting position, legs hanging down, to reduce the venous blood return, reduce the burden on the heart, conditions can be inhaled, and at the same time call the emergency number, go to the hospital in a timely manner.

3. Acute arrhythmia: If there is a previous history of arrhythmia, such as supraventricular tachycardia, another attack at home, you can hold your breath and then take a deep breath, or stimulate the throat nausea, to relieve the symptoms, but also the timely use of related medications, such as metoprolol tartrate tablets, stabilizing the heart particles, etc., to maintain emotional stability, avoid shouting, and at the same time, call the emergency number to wait for help.

Heart disease can be self-help to buy time for further treatment, but can not rely only on self-help to treat, at the same time should be further hospital visits, under the guidance of professional doctors standardized diagnosis and treatment.