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Should We Go To The ER For Weakness In Heart After A Fall?

My husband fell off a ladder. He hit the ladder with his sternum and broke the ladder. The wind was knocked out of him but he was not unconscious. He doesn t have any bruising but says his heart feel weak on the following morning. Should we go to the emergency room?
Fri, 2 May 2014
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Hi,

I suggest to go to ER and to evaluate his heart condition through:
- ECG
- cardiac echo
- chest X-ray

Wishing fast recovery!
Dr.Albana
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Should We Go To The ER For Weakness In Heart After A Fall?

Hi, I suggest to go to ER and to evaluate his heart condition through: - ECG - cardiac echo - chest X-ray Wishing fast recovery! Dr.Albana