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What is it?
A heart attack is basically a clot (embolism) that gets stuck in one of the hearts blood vessels. Heart attacks differ in seriousness depending on where the blockage is. Having a blockage in one of the main vessels can kill in 3 minutes. However, blockages in smaller vessels can go un-noticed for days.
Symptoms:
Central crushing chest pain that could spread to shoulders or face
Fast Pulse and breathing
Collapse
Fear
What will happen?
The sooner a person calls an ambulance, the better the patients chance of survival. In the UK, Paramedics can give powerful thrombolytic drugs such as tenecteplase which break down the clot in the heart. Also, Paramedics / Ambulance technicians will perform a 12 Lead ECG. This is a tracing of the patients heart electrical (myocardial) activity. From the results of this, they can interpret exactly where in the heart the blockage is.
When the patient gets to hospital. The doctors may finish the thrombolysis (giving the patient thrombolytic drugs). Or they may perform stenting surgery, where a balloon is put into the vessel of the heart and used to open it up again.
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Do bunny's have heart attacks?
yes bunnies can have heart attacks
Is possible for turkeys to have heart attacks?
Yes. Turkeys can have heart attacks.
What is the most heart attacks in the day?
heart attacks commonly does not appear to people if they are healthy.people get heart attacks if they are in weakness state,hunger or thirst.
Do squirrels have heart attacks?
by its balls
What are anxiety attacks often mistaken as?
Anxiety or panic attacks can be mistaken for heart attacks (although it is actually rare for anxiety attacks to cause heart attacks, especially in young people).
Can ducks have heart attacks?
Yes, ducks can have heart attacks. If a duck is chased its heart rate will increase severely and cause a heart attack.
Anxiety attacks are often mistaken by what?
Heart attacks.
What else are heart attacks called?
Heart attacks also are called myocardial infarctions (MIs).
Do babies have heart attacks and strokes?
Yes, babies can have heart attacks and strokes. A baby can have a hemorrhagic stroke, which is caused by bleeding into the brain. Strokes and heart attacks do not discriminate against age.
Name a bird that can have heart attacks?
What does this have to do with health?I mean, the only thing that relates is... heart attacks. LOL
What is the fear of heart attack called?
Cardiophobia, it is the fear of heart attacks, or the heart in general.
Why do soccer players get heart attacks?
i can say this heart attacks it attacking players when there no proper feeding or good excercise.
