If cardiac arrest occurs, external cardiac massage should be performed.
Timely assistance to a person with a stroke or heart attack increases the chances of recovery. At the first symptoms of illness, you need to call 103, reports the Chronicle.info with reference to TSN.
What you need to know about medical care for heart attacks?
A heart attack that lasts more than 15-20 minutes can develop into a myocardial infarction, the National Health Service of Ukraine reports.
Therefore, you should immediately call an ambulance at 103 if you have at least one of these symptoms of a heart attack :
- pain behind the sternum is constant and becomes more intense;
- pain undulates at rest;
- pain spreads to the left shoulder, left arm, lower jaw;
- there is a sharp weakness, a feeling of horror;
- the pulse quickens;
- BP fluctuates sharply.
Before the arrival of the ambulance, if a cardiac arrest occurs, it is necessary to perform an external cardiac massage. If the person is conscious, recommend:
- sit or lie down with the upper body elevated;
- take an aspirin and nitroglycerin tablet if the pressure is high and there are no contraindications;
- release the chest so that nothing compresses or interferes with breathing;< /li>
- open windows to ventilate the room;
- don't leave someone unattended.
What do you need to know about stroke care?
Among the symptoms of a stroke — speech impairment, facial asymmetry, sudden dizziness, intense headache, inability to raise both hands up.
At the first symptoms of a stroke, call emergency help at 103. Before the emergency arrives, you must:
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The National Health Service of Ukraine operates as usual and pays a fixed amount of funds to institutions every month to ensure uninterrupted funding of medical institutions in a state of emergency.
Recall that the treatment of heart attack and stroke is free of charge.
As part of the Medical Guarantee Program, the free service includes: