Patient's question:
Grandpa is 62 years old this year and has been suffering from heart disease for a while. I would like to ask the doctor how we should carry out rescue measures when the condition of a heart patient worsens. What should we do before the ambulance arrives to ensure safety?Doctor's answer:
For patients with heart disease, how to rescue them during an episode depends on the cause and diagnosis of their heart disease. If it's angina pectoris caused by coronary heart disease, first have the patient rest where they are, take sublingual nitroglycerin or nitroglycerin tablets, or Danshen (Salvia miltiorrhiza dropping pills), or Xuefeng Jiu Xin pills. Do not engage in any physical activity and immediately call 120 for medical assistance. If the symptoms are those of heart failure, and if the patient has previously taken digitalis preparations, they can take diuretics or digitalis preparations such as digoxin. At the same time, call 120. If there is difficulty breathing, rest immediately and adopt a half-sitting position to alleviate the symptoms.