Warrior of Light Posted April 9, 2004 I know your all still young to face this ordeal unless youve got it in your genes(heart disease) or eat alot of fatten stuff. Please just store this info in ur hard disk (brain) may come handy. > > > > > > > >What to do if you have a heart attack while you are alone. > > > > > > > >If you've already received this, it means people > > > >care about you..... > > > > > > > >The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually > > > >discovered this and did an in-depth study on it in > > > >our ICU . The two individuals that discovered this > > > >then did an article on it ... had it published and > > > >have even had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR > > > >classes. > > > > > > > >It is very true and has and does work. It is called > > > >cough CPR. > > > > > > > >A cardiologist says it's the truth...For your info. > > > >If everyone who gets this sends it to 10 people, you > > > >can bet that we'll save at least one life. Read > > > >This...It could save your life! > > > > > > > >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, didn't tell you what to > > > >do if it happened to yourself. > > > > > > > >HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE > > > >Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart > > > >attack, this article seemed to be in order. Without > > > >help, the person whose heart is 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, and the > > > >cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing > > > >sputum from deep inside the chest. A breath and a > > > >cough must be repeated about every two 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. In this way, > > > >heart attack victims can get to a hospital. > > > > > > > >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) Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
