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NZSL chest pain videos

New Zealand Sign Language videos about chest pain, produced by Platform Trust, in partnership with Deafradio and Health Navigator Charitable Trust NZ.

These videos are NZSL translations of Healthify pages on chest pain.

These videos are NZSL translations of Healthify pages on chest pain. Read more about chest pain.

Chest pain – overview

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What are the causes of chest pain?

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Other causes of chest pain

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Chest pain – when to text 111

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Text 111 immediately if you have chest pain that:
lasts more than 10 minutes or spreads to your arms, back, neck or jaw or feels like crushing pain, heaviness, tightness or pressure in your chest or is accompanied by nausea (feeling sick), sweating, dizziness or shortness of breath. You could be having a heart attack. Stop, rest and text 111 for an ambulance straight away as you need immediate treatment in hospital. If you have angina medicine, stop, rest and take your angina medicine according to your action plan. If you still have symptoms after 10 minutes, treat it as a heart attack. Text 111 for an ambulance straight away.

Text 111 immediately if you have chest pain that:

lasts more than 10 minutes or
spreads to your arms, back, neck or jaw or
feels like crushing pain, heaviness, tightness or pressure in your chest or
is accompanied by nausea (feeling sick), sweating, dizziness or shortness of breath.

You could be having a heart attack. Stop, rest and text 111 for an ambulance straight away as you need immediate treatment in hospital.

If you have angina medicine, stop, rest and take your angina medicine according to your action plan. If you still have symptoms after 10 minutes, treat it as a heart attack. Text 111 for an ambulance straight away.

Chest pain – when to see your GP

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Contact your GP or health professional if:
you have chest pain that comes and goes you have chest pain that goes away quickly but you are still worried. Do NOT diagnose yourself from this information or any information you find on the internet. Also, do not ask for advice from family or friends. You need to talk to a healthcare professional who can give you proper advice.

Contact your GP or health professional if:

you have chest pain that comes and goes
you have chest pain that goes away quickly but you are still worried.

Do NOT diagnose yourself from this information or any information you find on the internet. Also, do not ask for advice from family or friends. You need to talk to a healthcare professional who can give you proper advice.

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