Heart attack

SIGNS & SYMPTOMS

• Sharp chest pain often

extending down left arm

• Nausea and vomiting

• Feeling faint and breathless

• Gray skin and blueish lips

• Pulse that quickens and

then weakens

TREATING A HEART ATTACK

(1)Make victim comfortable

•Raise the victim’s shoulders so that

he is half-sitting and support him

with cushions or pillows.

• Bend his knees and support them

with more pillows.

• Reassure him and keep him as

calm as possible.

2Summon help 

• Tell thed that you are with

someone who is probably

having a heart attack.

• Call the victim’s doctor, if you are

requested to do so.

3Help with

medication 

• If the victim has medication for

angina, help her take it.

4Monitor condition

• Keep the victim calm and rested.

• Check and record the victim’s

breathing pulse  and

level of consciousness (p.12) until

medical help arrives. 

Important

• Do not allow the victim to eat or drink.

• If the victim falls unconscious, open his

airway, check breathing, and be prepared

to begin resuscitation (pp.12