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Is nitroglycerin always safe to give if someone suffers a heart arrest /attack?
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No: You don't give ntg for heart attack or cardiac arrest. You can do so if someone has chest pain or angina suggestive of reduced blood to the heart.
Answered 5/19/2016
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