"Doctor, when my father first felt unwell, he gave him the salvia dripping pills that he carried with him"
Two years ago, 66-year-old Uncle Zhao went to the hospital for examination because of frequent symptoms of chest pain and tightness, and was diagnosed with coronary heart disease. According to Uncle Zhao's specific situation, the doctor prescribed several medicines for him (including Danshen Dripping Pills). After informing him of the dosage of the medication, the doctor told Uncle Zhao to quit smoking and drinking in his life, pay attention to rest, and go to the hospital regularly for examinations to avoid aggravation of the situation and induce myocardial infarction.
Uncle Zhao and his family responded to the doctor's words repeatedly, and in the year after being discharged from the hospital, Uncle Zhao strictly followed what the doctor said and paid great attention to the details of life. But as the symptoms of physical discomfort were gradually controlled by the drug, Uncle Zhao slowly began to "forget the doctor's words" (he often carried the Danshen Dripping Pill with him), and often got together with three or five friends to drink a little wine, so happy.
But just a few days ago, Uncle Zhao suddenly had obvious chest pain after drinking, and his son quickly asked him to take Danshen Dripping Pills.
But who would have thought that after taking the medicine, Uncle Zhao's discomfort symptoms were not alleviated, so he rushed to the hospital. After the doctor's diagnosis, Uncle Zhao had a myocardial infarction, and it was recommended to undergo thrombolytic therapy immediately.
Uncle Zhao's son was very puzzled, thinking that his father usually took Danshen Dripping Pill with good results, why did he have no effect after taking it this time? If he had known that this was the case, he would have brought his father to the hospital when he first showed uncomfortable symptoms.
In an emergency, can Danshen dripping pills save lives? Reiterate: First aid for myocardial infarction, only 2 types of drugs are applicable
In fact, in clinical practice, Danshen Dripping Pill is usually used for the adjuvant treatment of coronary heart disease, angina pectoris, and myocardial infarction, although it can exert its effect after 3-8 minutes of sublingual administration, but its drug components cannot fully help coronary artery dilation, improve the ischemia of the heart, and relieve the discomfort of patients. Therefore, at the critical moment of the onset of myocardial infarction, it is still necessary to identify the following two types of real "life-saving drugs".
The first type of commonly used drug is nitroglycerin.
Many patients may be diagnosed with coronary heart disease, and doctors will advise them to carry nitroglycerin with them to prevent the sudden appearance of myocardial infarction. Some people may wonder, thinking that nitroglycerin is really so powerful, and is it used as a "life-saving medicine" when a heart attack occurs?
Don't "underestimate it", it is currently recognized as a first-aid drug (prescription drug) for angina pectoris in the world, and it is also the preferred drug.
Its main components are 123 glycerol and trinitrate, patients can take the medicine under the tongue after the onset of the disease (there may be redness, spicy and other uncomfortable feelings after the drug, which is an effective normal reaction of the drug, pay attention to swallowing will greatly reduce the efficacy of the drug), and can dilate the patient's blood vessels for about 3 minutes, alleviate the myocardial ischemia, hypoxia, and then prevent the further development of the situation.
Although the efficacy of nitroglycerin is good, everyone should also pay attention to the way of preservation.
Because the chemical properties of nitroglycerin are very unstable, many factors such as too strong light, too high temperature, too high humidity, etc. may cause it to fail. Therefore, it is recommended that you try to choose to store it in a brown bottle away from light, and remind that nitroglycerin is volatile and may become invalid in about half a year after opening the bottle, so you must pay attention to replacing the drug regularly.
Secondly, aspirin can also be taken in the event of a heart attack.
It is believed that many patients with underlying cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are no strangers to aspirin, which is a commonly used anticoagulant drug in clinical practice, and taking it at the time of myocardial infarction can prevent and treat the formation of thrombosis by inhibiting cyclooxygenase in platelets, thereby reducing the mortality rate of myocardial infarction.
At the same time, remind everyone that in the case of myocardial infarction, the patient can directly chew 300mg (greater than the daily dosage), because the chewing absorption effect is faster, and the effect of the drug will naturally be better.
In the case of a sudden cerebral infarction, timely medication is the key to controlling the condition, but it is not enough to take it. Let's take a look at what we can do to save the lives of people around us who have a heart attack.
If a family member has a heart attack, keep these 4 steps in mind and may be able to save his life!
1. Call the 120 emergency number immediately
According to clinical investigations, about 1/5 of people in mainland China call their family members for help as soon as they have a sudden illness, which is a very wrong behavior.
Take sudden myocardial infarction as an example, the best rescue time from the onset of the disease to the dredging of the infarcted blood vessels is only 120 minutes, if the rescue time is delayed due to some external factors, it may cause arrhythmia, heart failure and even sudden death, which seriously threatens the life and health of the patient.
The first thing you should do when you or someone around you has symptoms of suspected myocardial infarction is to call 120 for professional help, and tell the patient as clearly as possible about the location, street, neighborhood and specific house number and other specific information when calling. While waiting for 120, avoid answering other calls as much as possible and keep the phone open so that 120 can be contacted at any time.
2. Try not to move the patient
Patients with myocardial infarction will be accompanied by more severe angina pectoris at the onset of the disease, which is accompanied by a strong sense of pressure, which will put the patient in a state of tension and anxiety.
Some people may wonder if the patient can still walk around, doesn't it mean that the situation is not so serious?
But the truth is not necessarily what the eye sees. The patient's restless emotions and activities will increase the burden on the heart, accelerate the oxygen consumption of the myocardium, and in severe cases, it may directly lead to sudden death.
3. Help to take fast-acting first-aid medicine
We have mentioned above that nitroglycerin and aspirin are "life-saving drugs" for sudden myocardial infarction, so in the case of a high suspicion of "myocardial infarction", patients can be given 2-3 tablets of nitroglycerin sublingually or 300mg of aspirin to help their patients feel uncomfortable.
4. Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
For more serious cases, when the patient has respiratory or cardiac arrest and loss of consciousness, immediate cardiopulmonary resuscitation is required.
After confirming that the patient is unconscious, the patient's shirt should be untied, the midpoint of the two breasts and head should be selected, and the pressure should be pressed with the base of the palm (the arm should be straightened), and the ratio of compression to artificial respiration is 30:2.
Observe the patient during compressions, and if the patient is not awake, effective CPR is required until rescuers arrive.
Sitting for a long time is not just about "sitting", beware of "sitting" to cause heart disease!
In a study of more than 100,000 people in 21 countries, Nature found that people who sat for 6 to 8 hours a day had a 12 to 13 percent increased risk of early death and heart disease, while those who sat for more than eight hours a day had a 20 percent increased risk.
Researchers explain that this is because people sitting for a long time will slow down blood circulation throughout the body, which will cause heart muscle atrophy over time, which in turn will induce heart disease.
Therefore, in order to protect our heart health, we should minimize the time spent sitting for a long time in our work and life, and appropriately increase activities such as walking, Baduanjin, running, brisk walking or climbing stairs.
Summary:
"Myocardial infarction" is more common in people of different ages with underlying heart diseases and poor lifestyles, and the mortality rate is high.
If you or someone around you has chest pain that is suspected of a heart attack, be sure to take nitroglycerin or aspirin medication in time to help relieve the patient's physical discomfort and improve the chance of survival.
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