New Delhi: It is a wrong notion that heart attack takes place all of a sudden. In a recent research it has been found that ailing patients with heart conditions can be saved if proper care and medication are given to the patient.
Most of the time people affected don't know what is wrong and they wait too long. Specialists say loss of precious time – the first one hour of an attack – is crucial and the most common cause of death. They say at least 50% of the patients could be saved if they are brought to hospital in time.
They say that it is always not necessary that all the patients show the same symptoms before an attack like pain in the chest, jaw and left arm.
According to doctors, FAST is the standard that experts believe is crucial in saving a person who is affected by the attack. FAST is the abbreviated form where F stands for face drooping to one side, A for Arm weakness, S for slurred speech, and T for Time that is precious and must not be wasted?
A senior doctor says that after four minutes the damage becomes irreversible as some brain cells die every minute after that. The origin of Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) was indeed a breathtaking innovation by experts about how to not only save lives but also maintain quality of life.
