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Question #14341
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first treatment for heart attack - #14341

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I am really worried about my dad, he had a heart attack last week, and I'm trying to understand what should be the first treatment for heart attack, you know? We were at home when he suddenly started clutching his chest and feeling dizzy, it was terrifying to see him like that. I called 911 and they took him to the hospital very quickly. The doctors said he needed some immediate care but they didn't really explain the specifics very well. After a couple of tests, they gave him some meds and did a procedure they called angioplasty, but I'm still confused about what the first treatment for heart attack should actually involve. In the ER, they mentioned something about aspirin and oxygen – is that the first treatment for heart attack or does that vary between patients? And then there's the whole rehab thing after he gets out, like, what comes first? I'm just scared and trying to get as much info as I can. Was his care standard, or should there have been something else in the first treatment for heart attack that we missed? I feel like I'm just grasping at straws here. Anyone have any insight on what that first treatment for heart attack is supposed to look like?

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