Subject: HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK - ALONE
(I was prompted to send this because my father was taken to hospital Thursday
morning with this very problem, altho he wasn't alone.)
I cant confirm the accuracy of this advice but its better than none at all,
and whilst were on the subject - would you remember what to do ifsomeone near
you is having a heart attack? Regards from Ken
HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK ALONE
Let's say it's 6:15 P.M. and you're driving home (alone of course), after an
unusually hard day on the job. You're really tired, upset and frustrated.
Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to
radiate out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five miles
from the hospital nearest your home; unfortunately you don't know if you'll be
able to make it that far. What can you do? You've been trained in CPR but the
guy that taught the course neglected to tell you how to perform it on yourself.
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack,this article seemed
to be in order. Without help, the person whose heart stops beating properly and
who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing
consciousness. However, these victims can help themselves by coughing
repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each
cough. The cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep
inside the chest. And a cough must be repeated about every 2 seconds without
let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally
again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze
the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart
also helps it regain normal rhythm. If everyone who gets this sends it to 10
people, you can bet that we'll save at least one life.
Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!
>>From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240s newsletter AND
>>THE BEAT GOES ON
(reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response) BE A FRIEND
AND PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE
PHONEPOWER
Ken Jackson
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