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This could save your life or that of a loved one

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7 yrs ago

My friend had a heart attack this week.

His wife rang the paramedics;  the first thing they said was to immediately give him 2 asprin 81mg to chew and to put him in the recovery position.  By chewing it gets into the system quicker...no water.

I think these are commonly called baby asprin but they need to be 81mg (some maye be a little less)...a small dose.

Unfortunately she had none in the house so had to wait until they arrived.  It was touch and go but he survived and had two stents put in.  Plaque had detached and was blocking an artery.

So please make sure you have a packet of Asprin with you (I will have them in my handbag all the time from now on).

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Gerry
7 yrs ago

Good lesson Pepe La Pew(aka Rad) and worth while taking note of, particularly in this type of forum.

But how many will do it ?

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Vivity8/7/2007
7 yrs ago

2 of the "baby aspirin" would be equivalent to half a normal aspirin? Tho' I had heard a full normal aspirin to be chewed - worth checking out how much for each person with their GP in advance just in case they are on Warfarin IMO.

According to the Heart Foundation Australia this is what you do ... I'm on Xarelto (blood thinning med) so would tend to follow this info:

http://heartfoundation.org.au/images/uploads/publications/ws_Action_Plan_patient_English.pdf

:) Minus the talk to someone ... no-one to converse with at my place!!

Triple 000 Pronto is my recommendation.

Aspirin may help but staying calm and practising calm deep breathing (not the normal panic shallow stuff) may save your life.

How do I know?? Been there done that!!

And I'm alive to tell the tale.

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HOLA
7 yrs ago

 

RnR -  I had a Triple by Pass 4 years ago. I didn't even have symptoms of heart trouble..I walked 4klms every day and never had any pain or breathlessness. It was picked up after an operation 3 months earlier. Everything went well and I am on Cartia (100mg), one every day. The only side effects is terrible bruising on the hands when I bump myself. My Doctor said if people had chest pains the first thing to do is ring 000, sit by the front door and if you have Asprin take one under the tongue and keep calm. Some people try to drive themselves to hospital and this could be tragic for the patient and those on the road.

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Gerry
7 yrs ago

Both Vivity and RnR are right.  I am on rivaroxaban (same thing as RnR's xarelto) and am not allowed to take aspirin.

So yes, some caution is needed before taking aspirin for some people. As Vivity says , best to check with your GP first.

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Sandi (SA)
7 yrs ago

 

 

 

Aspirin is never kept in my house as my hubby is allergic to it. He's on Warfarin too.

Fortunately for us the ambulance station is only a few mins away around the corner.

So it's best to check out with your Doctor before taking it.

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BundyGil
7 yrs ago

Yeah, for some people like my, aspirin causes my lungs to close up. Stop breathing.

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eckac
7 yrs ago

The supermarket cheap 300mg aspirin tablet can be fairly easily quartered to provide a 75mg dose using a sharp knife or better still a 'cutter' style blade.

Obviously those with a direct aspro related allergy shouldn't use it.

But those with an ulcer who therefore shouldn't be using aspirin on a regular basis, should be able to use this low dosage as a once only treatment.

If you have an ulcer you should be asking your doctor/specialist about the Helicobacter pylori bacterium and its treatment. You might just 'google' the name and read up on it in advance of discussing it with a doctor.

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