just seen nextdoor another surfer passed away in the surf from a heart attack.

don't stuff around with this gentlemen.


get yourself checked up

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laceys lane said..
just seen nextdoor another surfer passed away in the surf from a heart attack.

don't stuff around with this gentlemen.


get yourself checked up

Had a nightmare trip to Merimbula this year.
Lost a board off the roof, major back injury.
Got to the point I wondered if the back injury was a heart attack - massive pain in my chest, shooting pain down my arm.
Took myself to Pambula hospital, feeling like a dickhead.
They calmed me down. did ECG, blood tests.
No heart attack.
But they told me off for not calling an ambulance.
Don't be embarrassed , gentleman of our age experience this.
Health people do not hold it against you if you are worried.

What they said, but triple.

Recently a friend of mine suffered a major heart attack whilst cycling. He was very fortunate that one of his companions had some aspirin and administered it. They say this saved his life.

Point is this guy was not overweight, did not smoke, was a light drinker, exercised very regularly and was a competitive cyclist. The type one would think would be immune to a heart attack.

It can happen to anyone. Sage advice to get assessed.
Good one Lacey.

ET.

Et. I have aspiren every morning but ive never heard of it being used to save a heart attack victim.
Can you tell us some more about that

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laceys lane said..
Et. I have aspiren every morning but ive never heard of it being used to save a heart attack victim.
Can you tell us some more about that

Don't know all the details, but he had some blockages and by administering the aspirin it thinned the blood so as to allow a flow past the blockage.
ONe of his companions was a nurse and gave it to him. I understand asprin thins the blood.

Not a doctor though, this is from conversation.

ET.

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laceys lane said..
Et. I have aspiren every morning but ive never heard of it being used to save a heart attack victim.
Can you tell us some more about that

Don't know all the details, but he had some blockages and by administering the aspirin it thinned the blood so as to allow a flow past the blockage.
ONe of his companions was a nurse and gave it to him. I understand asprin thins the blood.

Not a doctor though, this is from conversation.

ET.

Yeah. Thats what it does. But had no idea it could work so fast.

But kind of remember now runners will use it on very long run races

Yes, it does work quite quickly, as soon as 8 minutes, but a lot depends on how it is taken and for those not wanting to read the link, the best method appears to be if the tablet is chewed.

I've never had a heart attack so I would not know with any degree of certainly, but I don't think that asking someone to chew a tablet in the middle of an attack would be well received by the patient.


www.health.harvard.edu/heart-health/aspirin-for-heart-attack-chew-or-swallow

Give them choice..

Chew it or we are going to have to go rectal


Good advice to get a check, not just for this, most blokes are pretty reluctant to go to a doctors and pull the it will be right in a few days line but if something doesn't feel right go get checked out...

And a doing CPR resuc course is a great idea as well..