my husband and I are both at risk for heart attack/stroke.
I've heard you can tak aspirin if you think you're having one. but how much and what kind?
I'm sure you can't just grab a couple of a aspirin and chew them, right?
Posted by lpkayak (Member # 5230) on :
For prevention my docs have said 1 baby aspirin a day. When I went in ambulance paramedics wanted me to chew 1 regular aspirin. Chewing is better if you think you are having one is what paramedics said
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- If one is experiencing a heart attack, that's information you'd ask your doctor about what notes to make for your personal emergency kit.
If they are taking a blood thinner and might be at risk of a stroke, aspirin might make things worse if the blood becomes too thin.
Best to get advice from a doctor of functional medicine who knows more than the average bear. And the emergency kit may differ between each person, and perhaps more so for men or women. Very little specific research has been done regarding women.
As for prevention, it's not really a good idea. Detail:
Topic: will one baby aspirin a day make gastritis worse?
Why Aspirin can be so dangerous. Why even a daily baby aspirin has major risks and may not help that much for prevention. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
First Aid / CPR Classes -
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
reason I ask is a good friend had a massive stroke. he talked his wife out of calling for help so it was several hours. they live about 40. miles from a hospital so they have to airvac them.
now he's been at rehab since last november. paralyzed on one side and can barely walk. something about a major arterial blockage.
she didn't give him anything. she's feeling very guilty and blaming herself. knowing him, it was not her fault at all. he would have thrown a fit.
husband takes a baby aspirin a day due to family history. my doc put me on one but I bruised something fierce so he was concerned and stopped them.
he said carry regular not enteric coated pure aspirin and chew them, not swallow, a couple. get to hospital asap. after 3 hours any damage is irreversible.
I guess it depends on individual.
Posted by Lymetoo (Member # 743) on :
Chew one and head to the hospital.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- " . . . a good friend had a massive stroke . . . "
Emergency help for a stroke would be very different from that for a heart attack.
Some strokes can be caused by blockage but others can be caused by a rupture. An aspirin for a rupture could intensity the bleed.
It might be hard to know what to do but if you have all you need on hand when talking with 911 - that is what matters the most -- in addition to some basic emergency training with the Red Cross classes in your town.
As for your friend with the blockage / stroke, there is a special medicine / procedure that can be done within a certain window of time depending upon specifics. -
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Lumping these together to copy to your personal files:
2. Next give the person an aspirin to chew on until the ambulance arrives. Chewing the aspirin (not swallowing it) helps to get it into the bloodstream quicker.
You also want to make sure you're giving the person a true aspirin, not ibuprofen, acetaminophen, or another pain reliever. That's because aspirin is a highly effective blood thinner.
In fact, I encourage you to keep aspirin on-hand, whether in your purse or wallet, in case you or someone near you suffers a heart attack.
Once you’re at the hospital, things will move very quickly. . . . ----------------
[poster's note: do not give aspirin to a stranger. Some people are allergic or are blood thinning Rx so aspirin could cause a -worse problem in such cases.
Good idea to know about all those you are around as to what you would all do for each other in time of such emergencies. Get to know specifics for all friends / family members. For strangers, if you are trained in emergency first aid, you might look for a ID tag or a medical card.
Red Cross CPR training goes over all this.] -
Posted by randibear (Member # 11290) on :
he had several health issues. overweight, never exercised, really bad diet, high cholesterol.
they did tell them if he had gotten treatment earlier, there was some kind of either drug or procedure they could have done. cant remember which tho.
to top it off, he got e coli in the hospital and that really set him back.
we're hoping he can recover completely but I'm cautious.
Posted by Keebler (Member # 12673) on :
- Please read the links. There is a very special medicine / procedure for some kinds of strokes that has to be done within a matter of so many hours. Just weeks ago, it's been determined that the window is larger than first thought, still, a matter a hours.
Please read the detail at the links above - make friends / family read the links, too.
Please take the classes at the Red Cross. Call tomorrow and sign up for a class. It's so important. Take friends / family with you.
There is so much to learn - starting with rather to raise a person at the head or the feet. It depends on what's going on, etc. -
Posted by TrekCoord (Member # 48888) on :
When I had my first heart attack, at the VA hospital, they gave me nitro and 4 aspirin.
The 2nd attack (almost two months later) civilian cardiologist gave me the same thing. However, when the symptoms didn't lessen, she gave me another nitro.