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Signals of heart attack
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Persistant chest pain or discomfort that lasts longer than 3-5 minutes, or goes away and comes back.
* chest pain speading to the shoulder. *shortness of breath *nausea or vomiting *Dizziness, light-headedness or fainting. *pale, ashen or blue skin. *sweating *denial |
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additional signals of heart attack for women.
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* shortness of breath
*nausea or vomiting *back or jaw pain |
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CPR for adults
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CHECK- CALL- CARE
*check the scene and the victom *if the victom is unconscious, send someone or call 911. *check for signs of life for no more than 10 seconds. If the person is not breathing, give 2 rescue breaths. * if there are no signs of life, provide care. |
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compressions
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Give compressions at the rate of about 100 per minute.(count out loud one and two and ... to 30. Give 2 breaths
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CPR for child
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* imaginary line from nipple to nipple
*place two to three fingers just below line *use the fingers to compress 1/2 - 1 inch push straight down * keep steady rhythm * *100 compressions per minute. one and two and ... to 30 * 2 breaths |
