Facts on Heart Attacks A heart attack is caused by a blood clot that completely or partially closes a coronary artery that supplies the heart muscle with blood Sudden chest pain typically occurs with radiation to the arm, often without notice The patient may be very poor with turmoil, shortness of breath and feeling of suffocation. The person may also be sweating or distant and possibly unconscious The most important thing is to quickly get medical help. Call 112 and call ambulance Background A heart attack is caused by clogging, usually a blood clot that is formed inside a pulmonary artery (artery) that brings blood to parts of the heart muscle Clogging causes this part of the heart muscle to […]
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First Aid For Headaches
Facts About Headaches Many have tried to have a headache. Often it is of mild transient nature and does not need to be treated The headache may be of different types (migraine, tension headache or cluster headache) or occur as a result of other conditions, for example. fever, head injury, bleeding in the brain or if you have been drinking a lot of alcohol Symptoms can be depressing, throbbing, chasing headache, varying duration and possibly. accompanied by light and sound sensitivity as well as nausea and vomiting Treatment depends on what type of headache it is about Rest, rest, fluid and relaxation exercises relieve pain – alternatively, buy-in medicine or specific headache medicine Background Most cases of headache are light […]
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Facts About Fevers Fever is above 38 ° C (measured in the rectum) Fever is one of the body’s reactions to infection Rising and falling temperatures during fever give chills and sweating, respectively Children with fever should not receive acetylsalicylic acid to lower the fever What is fever? Fever is one of the body’s reactions to infection Normal temperature is approx. 37 ° C in the morning and 37.5 ° C in the evening Fever is defined as temperature above 38 ° C measured in the rectum Measured in the mouth, the temperature is approx. 0.5 degrees below measurement in the rectum Measured in the armpit, the temperature is approximately 0.6 degrees below measurement in the rectum Fever due to […]
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