Pain in the heart region of can develop suddenly. They are always special and alarming. Pain in the heart can be acute and severe. Often, heart pains begin as an attack, is caused by a large physical overload, strong nervous tension, bright psycho-emotional experiences, pain in the middle of the chest can also be caused by some serious diseases of the cardiovascular system, such as ischemic heart disease.
Here we will consider the most dangerous causes of acute pain in the chest, what to do and how to provide yourself or someone else with first-aid first aid.CONTENTS
Symptoms
Pain in the heart begins with a feeling of squeezing behind the sternum, then there is an acute cutting pain, giving under the left shoulder blade and in the left shoulder. The pain gradually intensifies, and it seems to the patient that the breast is filled with red-hot iron. The patient is pale, he is overcome by weakness and fear, that this is all - the end, death. But it takes 10-15 minutes, and the pain gradually calms down, there is only weakness and a sense of fatigue. Such pain is characteristic of angina pectoris. If the pain does not stop even after taking strong medications - you must suspect the development of myocardial infarction.
What to do: first aid - pills, drops, funds
When you have pain in the heart, first of all, make yourself not fuss and not be frightened, because your excitement will only intensify the pain. Then you need to sit down( but do not go to bed, because when moving to a horizontal position, blood rushes to the upper half of the body and this creates an additional burden for the heart) and lower your legs into hot water with mustard. It is necessary to try to breathe evenly and deeply, slightly lingering on inhalation.
From medicines, you must first put a tablet of Validol under the tongue( you can not swallow Validol, since in this case it does not work).If there is no validol, then you can drink up to 40 drops of Corvalol or Valocordin( a foreign analogue of Corvalolum), valerian with menthol, or, in extreme cases, take a little cognac or vodka in your mouth, hold them for 3-5 minutes and spit it out.
If the measures you took proved ineffective - use nitroglycerin( under the tongue).If angina attacks recur frequently, nitroglycerin should be carried at all times( after receiving nitroglycerin, the head often hurts, but this phenomenon is short-lived and should not be feared).
Sorbitol, joint, nitranol, nitrosorbit, have the same effect as nitroglycerin, but, unlike nitroglycerin, they begin to act in 10-15 minutes, so they are not suitable for relieving the attack.
For pain in the heart, you can use strong rubbing( Efkamon, Bom-benge, bee venom) and rub them into the places of the most severe pain.
Pains in the heart often appear in hypertensive patients and last up to 1-2 hours. Patients do not associate these pains with high blood pressure and often try to remove them with Corvalol, Validol, Nitroglycerin, which almost never fails. In this case, you need to urgently drink a quick-acting medicine and reduce the pressure, after which the pain will pass by itself. Unfortunately, doctors often forget about this. Each hypertensive patient should have a device for measuring blood pressure and heart pain, first of all, to measure blood pressure. If it is high, put half the tablet( but no more) of Clofelin or 1 tablet of corinphore under the tongue. After this, the pain usually goes away after 10-15 minutes.
In any case, with cardiac pain, you must call an ambulance or go to the nearest medical institution.
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Kirill Barbuhatti is the chief cardiosurgeon of the Krasnodar Territory. Professor, MD, is the head of the department of cardiosurgery and cardiology in the Kuban State Medical University. He studied and worked in St. Petersburg, since 2002 he has been in charge of cardiosurgery in the Regional Clinical Hospital No.1 in Krasnodar. In 2009 he was awarded the Prize. VI Burakovskiy "For the development and implementation of modern technologies in cardiovascular surgery in the Krasnodar Territory."In 2010, Barbuhatti won the "Vocation of the Year" award for conducting a unique operation to save the patient. In 2013 he was awarded the title of "Hero of Labor of the Kuban".
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