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What can you do for someone who is having a heart attack before the ambulance gets there?
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Rest + aspirin: Try to keep them calm- have them lie down. If you have an aspirin, have them chew and swallow it as Aspirin is probably the single most effective way to treat a heart attack and is very safe.
Answered 1/28/2015
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CPR: Have a defibrillator at your house. Quite affordable by now. And computer guided.
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Give them an aspirin: Have then chew a full dose of aspirin, have them lay down, and keep calm.
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