CARDIOLOGY - HEART ATTACK TUTORIAL 6 – STEPS IN PREPARING FOR AN AMBULANCE

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKTUTORIAL 6TUTORIAL 6

Preparing for Preparing for an an

AmbulanceAmbulance

IllustratedIllustratedSTEP-BY-STEPSTEP-BY-STEP

Guides to Heart AttacksGuides to Heart Attacks

ROBIN BEHARROBIN BEHARHostHost

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Edited byEdited byDR. MAGDI SAMIDR. MAGDI SAMIMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHAMD, FRCP(C), FACC, FAHA

Professor of MedicineProfessor of Medicine

McGILL UNIVERSITYMcGILL UNIVERSITY

Senior Cardiologist MUHCSenior Cardiologist MUHC

Director PacemakerDirector Pacemaker

& Arrhythmia Unit& Arrhythmia Unit

ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITALROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL

IF YOU SUSPECT IF YOU SUSPECT YOU’RE GETTING ANY YOU’RE GETTING ANY

KIND OF HEART ATTACK KIND OF HEART ATTACK

WHAT SHOULD YOU WHAT SHOULD YOU DODO??

HEART ATTACKHEART ATTACKILLUSTRATEDILLUSTRATED

PRESENTATIONSPRESENTATIONS

What to doWhat to do

If you suspect thatIf you suspect that YOU’RE GETTING YOU’RE GETTING

aa HEART ATTACK…HEART ATTACK…

DO DO THISTHIS

STEP 1STEP 1RECOGNIZE & ACCEPTRECOGNIZE & ACCEPT

the fact you’re possibly getting a the fact you’re possibly getting a heart attackheart attack

STEP 2STEP 2OPEN THE FRONT DOOROPEN THE FRONT DOOR

if you live aloneif you live alone

STEP 3STEP 3

CALL CALL

911911immediately!immediately!

STEP 4STEP 4TELL 911TELL 911

Your nameYour nameYour street nameYour street name

Your house/building numberYour house/building numberYour apartment numberYour apartment number

REPEATREPEAT

WHY REPEAT?WHY REPEAT?

Just to make sure Just to make sure that thethat the

AMBULANCEAMBULANCEdoes not go to the does not go to the

WRONG HOUSE.WRONG HOUSE.It happens!!!It happens!!!

STEP 5STEP 5CHEW 2 ASPIRINSCHEW 2 ASPIRINS Swallow with waterSwallow with water

WHY?WHY?Because Because ASPIRINASPIRIN

is a blood thinner is a blood thinner

STEP 6STEP 6LIE DOWNLIE DOWN

WHY?WHY?In case youIn case you

LOSE CONSCIOUSNESSLOSE CONSCIOUSNESS

Should you Should you DRIVEDRIVE

yourself to the yourself to the HOSPITAL?HOSPITAL?

NONO

NONO

NO!NO!

WHYWHY ? ?????

BECAUSE …BECAUSE …

DRIVING YOUDRIVING YOU to to thethe

HOSPITALHOSPITALis theis the

PARAMEDIC’SPARAMEDIC’S

JOBJOBNot yours!Not yours!

PARAMEDICS PARAMEDICS areare

TRAINED TRAINED

toto

HELP & DRIVEHELP & DRIVE

inin EMERGENCIESEMERGENCIES

DRIVING IS DRIVING IS DANGEROUS!DANGEROUS!

HEART ATTACK VICTIMSHEART ATTACK VICTIMS

are are

NOT WELL ENOUGH NOT WELL ENOUGH

toto

DRIVEDRIVE

SUMMARYSUMMARYRecognize and accept Recognize and accept

the fact you the fact you may be getting may be getting a heart attack. a heart attack.

SUMMARYSUMMARYPrepare Prepare for the for the

paramedics.paramedics.

SUMMARYSUMMARYDon’t drive yourself Don’t drive yourself

to to the hospitalthe hospital

HOW ABOUT HOW ABOUT

CPR?CPR?

CARDIOPULMONARYCARDIOPULMONARYRESUSCITATION RESUSCITATION

can be a can be a LIFESAVER LIFESAVER

if…if…

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