Stroke symptoms include impaired speech, blurred vision, numbness on one side of the body, or sudden, severe headaches, stiffness of tongue. The medication helps to restore blood flow to the brain by breaking up the clots. The affected person can receive Activase (alteplase, also known as tissue plasminogen activator or TPA), only if he begins the treatment within three hours after their stroke symptoms start and only after they have had a scan to rule out bleeding in the brain. Read the rest of this entry »

Heart diseases is the last milestone of many disease such as diabetes, high blood pressure, cancer from smoking and drinking. If the people do not change their lifestyle, they are at a higher risk for having severe heart disease. Read the rest of this entry »

If anybody feels the sign or symptom of heart attack he/she should take quick initiative and this time you should hesitate as you might loose your precious, as most of the people loose by just neglecting this situation by telling themselves that this might be the pain of indigestion. No, don’t do this just get the medical help as soon as possible. Single minute is very precious in a heart attack as it can save life by getting the treatment on time. Permanently keep the emergency phone numbers saved in your cellular so that in case of emergency you can get immediate help. Without wasting time local emergency medical service (EMS) will be available to take you to the hospital. Read the rest of this entry »

This page helps you to learn enough about efficiency of first aid to save a life.

A blocked airway can kill someone in three to four minutes, but it can take more than eight minutes for an ambulance to arrive. So a simple method such as opening someone’s airway can save their life while they’re waiting for emergency medical help. Read the rest of this entry »