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First Aid for Heart Attack &.Fracture

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First Aid for Heart Attack &.Fracture.

1. Heart attack:

· Have the person sit down, rest, and try to keep calm.

· Ask if the person takes any chest pain medication.

· Give him the medicine if any.

· Call for the doctor.

· If he is totally collapsed and if you cannot feel the breathing.

· Immediately call for a ambulance.

· Until the ambulance comes.

· Check his pulse, if there is no pulse.

· Place your palm on the chest and With your other hand directly on top of first hand, Depress sternum.

· Perform 15 compressions to every 2 full breath into victims mouth.

· Repeat until the ambulance comes.

2. Fracture

There are two types of fractures. 1. Simple Fracture and 2. Compound Fracture.

First check whether it is a open or closed fracture.
check for pain, which usually accompanies a fracture
If it is a open fracture control bleeding before treatment
Rinse and dress the wound
Check the breathing
Notice if the injured area is swollen.
Apply ice to reduce pain / swelling
Check the injured extremity for pulse.
A pulseless arm or leg indicates an emergency requiring immediate surgical care.
Don’t try to massage the fractured area.
Call for a doctor.