Cardiac Emergency? Call Now.
Don't wait. Every minute matters in a heart attack.
Or dial 108 for the Gujarat ambulance service.
Warning signs — call right away
- Chest pain or pressure (especially with sweating, nausea, breathlessness)
- Pain radiating to the left arm, jaw, back or upper abdomen
- Sudden severe breathlessness, especially when lying flat
- Fainting or near-fainting episodes
- Very fast, very slow, or very irregular heartbeat with dizziness
While you wait
- 1Sit or lie down. Loosen tight clothing.
- 2Chew (do not swallow) one regular aspirin 325 mg unless you are allergic.
- 3If a doctor has prescribed nitroglycerin, take one tablet under the tongue.
- 4Do NOT drive yourself. Call an ambulance or have someone drive you.
- 5Note the exact time symptoms started — tell the emergency team.
24×7 Primary PCI at Backbone Medicity
Backbone Medicity Super Specialty Hospital, Rajkot runs a round-the-clock emergency angioplasty service for heart-attack patients. The cathlab team is on call every hour of every day.
11/1-5, Ram Vihar Society, Behind Twin Star Building, 150 Ft. Ring Road, Near Nana Mava Circle, Rajkot, Gujarat – 360005