If you think someone is having a heart attack, here’s a list of dos and don’ts listed by the National Health Portal, India



  • The patient should be made to sit down, rest, and try to keep calm.
  • Loosen any tight clothing.
  • Ask if the patient takes any chest pain medication for a known heart condition, such as nitroglycerin, and help him take it.
  • If the pain does not go away with rest or within 3 minutes of taking nitroglycerin, call for emergency medical help.
  • If the person is unconscious and unresponsive, call for emergency and should begin CPR
  • CPR(Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation) is an emergency lifesaving procedure, a combination of - chest compressions that keep patient's blood circulating and rescue breathing that provides oxygen to patient's lungs.
  • Never leave the patient alone
  • Don’t wait to see if the symptoms go away
  • Do not give the person anything by mouth unless a heart medication has been prescribed.
 
 
 

IMPORTANT SAFETY INFORMATION ABOUT XYGREL (ticagrelor) 90-MG TABLETS

  • Do not stop taking XYGREL without talking to the doctor who prescribes it for you
  • People who are treated with a stent, and stop taking XYGREL too soon, have a higher risk of getting a blood clot in the stent, having a heart attack, or dying
  • If you stop XYGREL because of bleeding, or for other reasons, your risk of a heart attack or stroke may increase
  • Tell all your doctors and dentists that you are taking XYGREL
  • To decrease your risk of bleeding, your doctor may instruct you to stop taking XYGREL 5 days before you have surgery
  • Your doctor should tell you when to start taking XYGREL again, as soon as possible after surgery