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If you search YouTube for what to do if someone is suffering a heart attack, the platform will now display credible first-aid explainer videos at the very top of the search results. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The brief, step-by-step videos, made in partnership with Mass General Brigham and the Mexican Red Cross, cover a series of basic health emergencies and first-aid procedures, prioritized to provide timely advice right away. Tutorials will cover how to perform the Heimlich maneuver, do CPR<\/a>, identify the first signs of a heart attack<\/a>, and other emergency healthcare topics. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n Before performing any<\/em> first-aid, the American Red Cross instructs<\/a> calling 911 and alerting emergency services immediately \u2014 many health conditions are time-sensitive. After that, one can turn to YouTube for instructions on how to perform first-aid before medical help arrives. Such basic first-aid, if administered properly, can often prevent further harm to or help stabilize a patient before an ambulance arrives. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n There are explainer videos covering health emergencies like opioid overdose, seizure, heart attack, psychosis, CPR, choking \/ Heimlich, bleeding, stroke, snake bite, how to apply a tourniquet, suicide attempts, and poisoning \/ overdose. YouTube is also offering a hands-only CPR course<\/a> made in partnership with the American Heart Association, and you don\u2019t have to wait for an emergency to watch it.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n