Chest Pain

When to seek further treatment at the Emergency Department

Please return immediately if any of the following occurs:

• Pain in the center of your chest or pain that spreads to the arms, shoulders, back, neck, jaw or abdomen. 
• Increased chest pain or chest pain that does not improve within 24 hours.
• Chest pain lasts more than 10 minutes at rest.
• Chest pain is not relieved by prescribed medications.
• Chest pain is accompanied by sweating, nausea, difficulty in breathing rapid and/or irregular heartbeat.
• The chest pain increases with physical exertion such as walking, climbing stairs or carrying heavy objects. 
• Your skin, fingers or toes appear blue or grey.
• Coughing up blood.
  
• Dizziness or weakness.
  
• DO NOT DRIVE to the hospital. Call an ambulance immediately.

Follow – Up Appointment

• Report to the doctor at the Specialist Outpatient Clinic for a follow-up on the appointment date and time given.
• For any change of appointment(s), please call 
  -Singapore General Hospital appointment hotline at 6321 4377 OR email to [email protected].
  -Sengkang General Hospital appointment hotline at 6930 6000 OR email to appointments@skh.com.sg