How to administer aspirin to a person having a heart attack? Doctor explains

Sep 26,2023

Heart attack claims close to 18 million lives in a year. In order to avoid the onset of the complications associated with heart attack it is important to know the quick remedies and also to identify the symptoms seen during a heart attack. In a recent tweet, a doctor clearly explained how to use aspirin when someone has a heart attack.

Heart attack kills millions worldwide in a year. Doctors and healthcare experts urge adults to follow a healthy lifestyle to prevent the onset of the disease.

Recently, Dr. Deepak Krishnamurthy took to social media to answer the query of a Twitter user on how aspirin should be given to a person having a heart attack. Aspirin is considered to protect against heart attack.

A new study found that people who had a previous heart attack and do not take aspirin daily have an increased likelihood of a recurring heart attack. The research was presented at the ESC Congress 2023 and studied more than 40,000 people aged 40 and over who had their first heart attack between 2004 and 2017.

Source: The Economic Times