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What Is The First Thing You Should Do For Heart Attack ?

a patient is having a heart attack what is the first thing you should do?
a patient is having a heart attack what is the first thing you should do?
Sat, 19 Dec 2009
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the basic management of an MI goes as follows -check responsiveness- GCS scale -check airway -Check breathing -Check circulation- if they have gone into cardiac arrest then initiate basic life support If they're ok in the above move onto MONA -morphine IV - Oxygen 100% -Nitrates- gtn -Aspirin Investigations would include repeat ECGs, chest xray, cardiac enzyme markers Further potential treatment is thrombylisis if the patient qualifies

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What Is The First Thing You Should Do For Heart Attack ?

the basic management of an MI goes as follows -check responsiveness- GCS scale -check airway -Check breathing -Check circulation- if they have gone into cardiac arrest then initiate basic life support If they re ok in the above move onto MONA -morphine IV - Oxygen 100% -Nitrates- gtn -Aspirin Investigations would include repeat ECGs, chest xray, cardiac enzyme markers Further potential treatment is thrombylisis if the patient qualifies