Signs and Symptoms
A person might feel this in their chest during a heart attack or angina attack.
What is chest pain, pressure or tightness?
This is the first step to take when you suspect someone is having a heart attack.
What is activate EMS?
You should always follow these rules when helping someone with their medication.
What are the five rights of medication?
The pain, pressure or tightness from a heart attack or angina attack could radiate to these areas.
What are the jaw, neck, back, shoulders or arms?
This is a common medication for someone with angina (diagnosed).
What is nitroglycerin?
This is the difference between angina and a heart attack signs and symptoms.
What is... first aiders cannot distinguish the difference?
This symptom occurs even in cool environments, without physical exertion.
What is sweating?
These are some physical things you can do to help the person feel a bit more at ease.
What are
- Assisting them to a comfortable/seated position, and
- Loosening tight clothing around the neck or chest.
This is the longer name of ASA.
What is acetylsalicylic acid?
This sign/symptom can be found with physical activity, making heart attack or angina symptoms worse.
What is exertion?
This is the medication that someone should be recommended to chew during a suspected angina or heart attack
What is ASA?
These are circumstances in which you should not give a nitroglycerin medication.
1) When the victim is on blood-pressure lowering medications, or
2) When the person is on erectile dysfunction medications.
These symptoms might be mistaken for
- Being tired, or just
- Having a stomach bug.
What are fatigue, indigestion and/or abdominal pain?
These are the two most common forms that angina medication comes in.
What are sprays and tablets?
These are circumstances in which you should not give ASA.
1) When the person is allergic to ASA,
2) When the person has had a recent gastro-intestinal bleed,
3) When they have been directed to avoid ASA from a doctor.