[nukkad] heart attack (fwd)

[Harshal Chhaya <hchhaya@epsilon.pair.com>]

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Hi,

Seems like the 'heart attack' write-up has caused some consternation.
I have seen online debates where one side claims that the info in
the writeup is false whereas the other claims to have proof of its
efficacy.

In any case, here is a message that claims that the orig. article
has misleading info and provides some common sense advice.

Regards,
- 'shal
harshal@mumbai-central.com


----- Forwarded message from Sensenbach, Richard -----

Regarding the article "HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE: " 

Hundreds of people around the country have been receiving an e-mail message
entitled "How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone."  This article
recommends a procedure to survive a heart attack in which the victim is
advised to repeatedly cough at regular intervals until help arrives. 

The source of information for this article was attributed to ViaHealth
Rochester General Hospital. This article is being propagated on the Internet
as individuals send it to friends and acquaintances  - and then those
recipients of the memo send it to their friends and acquaintances, and so
on.

We can find no record this was produced by Rochester General Hospital.
Furthermore, the medical information listed in the article can not be
verified by the medical literature.

Please help us combat the proliferation of this misinformation. We ask that
you please send this e-mail to anyone who sent you the article, and please
ask them to do the same. 

Things you can do if you think you are having a heart attack:

Stop all physical activity and sit and rest
Contact your physician's office immediately to report symptoms and receive
further instruction
If there is any delay in contacting your physician, and your pain persists,
call 911 and proceed immediately by ambulance to the nearest hospital for
evaluation and treatment.
If you have known coronary artery disease and experience chest pain, sit and
rest, place one nitroglycerin under your tongue and then call your
physician's office. 
Wait 5 minutes and take another nitroglycerin if you still have chest pain.
Follow your physician's instructions.  
If there is any delay in receiving instructions and you have taken three
nitroglycerin tablets five minutes apart and still have chest pain, call 911
and proceed immediately by ambulance to the nearest hospital for evaluation
and treatment.  
If you have no contraindication to using aspirin, chew and swallow one 325
mg. aspirin while you are waiting for the ambulance.

Sincerely,

Rich Sensenbach
ViaHealth Web Development Coordinator
(716) 922-3038 phone
(716) 922- 3065 fax



----- End of forwarded message from Sensenbach, Richard -----

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