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Suggest Treatment For Severe Chest Pain
Question: My 74 year old husband has been having intermittent darting sensations in his chest with no other symptoms. Should we call 911?
Brief Answer:
YES - CALL 911
Detailed Answer:
Dear friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
You MUST take him to the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - IMMEDIATELY
Chest pain at this age should be investigated as HEART PAIN – UNLESS PROVED OTHERWISE –
The presentation could be atypical, even misleading!
In suspected heart attack, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE – if detected early, an attack may even be aborted / the amount of damage and complications can be reduced remarkably. The most important time is the first few hours.
He SHOULD BE SEEN BY A DOCTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...
Better be safe than sorry - treated if a problem is found / Happy, if it turns out otherwise
Take care
Good luck
YES - CALL 911
Detailed Answer:
Dear friend,
Welcome to Health Care Magic
You MUST take him to the EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT - IMMEDIATELY
Chest pain at this age should be investigated as HEART PAIN – UNLESS PROVED OTHERWISE –
The presentation could be atypical, even misleading!
In suspected heart attack, TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE – if detected early, an attack may even be aborted / the amount of damage and complications can be reduced remarkably. The most important time is the first few hours.
He SHOULD BE SEEN BY A DOCTOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...
Better be safe than sorry - treated if a problem is found / Happy, if it turns out otherwise
Take care
Good luck
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