If you are experiencing any of the following then you need medical help now. Call 999 or go to your local A&E.
- Signs of a heart attack - pain like a very tight band, heavy weight or squeezing in the centre of your chest or any pain that moves into your jaw, your neck or down your left arm
- Signs of a stroke - face drooping on one side, can't hold both arms up, difficulty speaking, or weakness or numbness on one side of your body
- Severe difficulty breathing - gasping, not being able to get words out, choking or lips turning blue
- Heavy bleeding that won't stop - uncontrollable bleeding from any part of your body
- Severe injuries - including deep cuts after a serious accident
- Poisoning - you have swallowed something you should not have (medicines, batteries, household chemicals
- Seizure (fit) - someone is shaking or jerking because of a fit, or is unconscious (can't be woken up)
- Sudden, rapid swelling - of the eyes, lips, mouth, throat or tongue
