First Aid For A Person Suffering From Chest Wall Pain!

images (23)One of the most common varieties of harmless chest pain is chest wall pain. One kind of chest wall pain is costochondritis. It causes pain and tenderness in and around the cartilage that connects your ribs to your breastbone (sternum).

In costochondritis, pressing on a few points along the edge of your sternum often results in considerable tenderness in those small areas. If the pressure of a finger causes similar chest pain, it’s unlikely that a serious condition, such as a heart attack, is the cause of your chest pain.

Other causes of chest pain include:

Strained chest muscles from overuse or excessive coughing

Chest muscle bruising from minor injury

Short-term, sudden anxiety with rapid breathing

Peptic ulcer disease

Pain from the digestive tract, such as esophageal reflux, peptic ulcer pain or gallbladder pain that may feel similar to heart attack symptoms


If you or someone else may be having a chest wall pain:

Call for medical assistance.

Chew a regular-strength aspirin. Aspirin reduces blood clotting, which can help blood flow through a narrowed artery that’s caused a heart chest pain. However, don’t take aspirin if you are allergic to aspirinm

Begin CPR on the person having a heart attack, if directed.