What are the symptoms of a heart attack?
A serious heart attack causes sudden severe and crushing pain in the center of the chest, sometimes radiating down the arms or into the neck and back. The pain may bring on breathlessness, dizziness, and vomiting. The person will be deathly pale, may break out in a cold sweat, and collapse or lose consciousness.
What should I do if someone has a heart attack?
Send for the doctor immediately. If he is not available right away, call an ambulance. Meanwhile, treat the patient for shock, but keep him in a sitting position, with his head and shoulders supported by pillows or cushions, so that he can breathe more easily. Try to keep him as calm and quiet as possible, reassuring him that medical help is on its way. Do not give him any medicines or other drink. Watch him carefully and if his breathing stops, immediately start mouth-to-mouth resuscitation and heart compression.