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Chest Pain: Causes, Symptoms And First Aid Information
Chest pain can be caused due to various reasons ranging from something as minor as indigestion to something as serious as a heart attack.
If you suffer from chest pain for the first time it might be hard to detect the cause behind the pain. In case you experience chest pain which lasts for a few minutes, take it seriously and consult a doctor immediately. According to the statistics by the National Center for Health Studies (NCHS), 13% of emergency room visit due to heart pain end up as a heart attack. In this article, we will provide information about the first aid for chest pain.
Causes Of Chest Pain
There can be various causes of chest pain like:
1.
Heart-related
2.
Lung-related
3.
Gastrointestinal
4.
Bone
Or
Muscle-related
5.
Other
causes
1. Heart-related causes:
-
Coronary
artery
diseases
(CAD)
-
Myocardial
infarction
-
Coronary
artery
dissection
-
Myocarditis
-
Pericarditis
-
Hypertrophic
cardiomyopathy
-
Mitral
valve
prolapse
2. Lung-related causes:
-
Viral
bronchitis
-
Pneumonia
-
Blood
clot
-
Leakage
of
air
into
the
chest
from
the
lung
or
pneumothorax
-
Chronic
obstructive
pulmonary
disease
-
Narrowing
of
the
air
passage
or
bronchospasm
3. Gastrointestinal causes:
-
Oesophagus
related
disorders
-
Heartburn
or
acid
reflux
-
Pancreas
or
gallbladder
inflammation
-
Gallstones
4. Bone or muscle-related causes:
-
Compress
fracture
-
Injured
or
fractured
ribs
-
Chronic
pain
syndrome
or
sore
muscles
caused
by
exertion
5. Other causes:
-
Panic
attacks
-
Painful
rashes
called
shingles
-
Emotional
stress
-
Blockages
in
the
heart's
blood
vessels
or
angina
-
Inflammation
of
cartilage
that
connects
the
rib
to
the
breastbone
or
costochondritis
-
Blockage
of
one
of
the
pulmonary
arteries
in
the
lung
or
pulmonary
embolism
First Aid For Chest Pain
Heart attack:
- In case of a heart attack you experience the symptoms like pain during exertion, pain in the jaw, arm or back, tightness or pressure in the chest, dizziness, fatigue, abdominal pain, and short breathness.
- Avoid driving to the hospital unless that's the only option you got. The patient's treatment will start as soon as the ambulance arrives.
Angina:
- The symptoms of angina include chest pain accompanied by pain in the jaw, arm, back or neck, fatigue, nausea, sweating, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
- Give a nitroglycerin tablet or nitroglycerin spray to the person under the tongue and wait for five minutes to see if the person is feeling better or not.
- In case there is no improvement in the person's condition call an ambulance by calling an ambulance.
- If a person has chronic stable angina - a common type of angina-dissolve a nitroglycerin tablet under his tongue or provide a nitroglycerin spray and repeat this process again in a gap of 5 minutes till the person takes 3 tablets.
- If angina prevails despite giving the 3 doses in a gap of 5 minutes each, call an ambulance and also give that person a regular-strength aspirin of 325 mg.
[NOTE: Make sure the person is not having any history of aspirin allergy]
- If taken to the hospital, the patient will be analysed by a doctor to figure out whether the root cause of the chest pain is heart attack or something else. The person would undergo tests like blood tests, chest X-ray and ECG.
- Do inform the medic of this person regarding this emergency situation in order to keep a follow up on his health.
Acid reflux:
- Call an ambulance if a person shows any symptoms like shortness of breath, nausea, pain in jaw or arm, etc., because heart attacks are often mistaken for acid reflux.
- Give an antacid to the person.
- The person will be checked by the doctor to find out the exact cause of the chest pain and he might have to undergo tests which will include blood tests, chest X-ray and ECG.
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