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They say to take aspirin if you suspect a heart attack. do you chew it, or swallow it with water or what?
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Chew it: Chewing the Aspirin will cause it to act faster.
Answered 2/27/2016
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Chew it: In order for Aspirin to work it needs to get to the heart through the blood stream. The fastest way is to chew and swallow it with some water. Swallowing an Aspirin whole delays absorption into the blood stream by minutes to hours.
Answered 3/21/2015
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