[nukkad] HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

[Shailesh Salian at DXBNOTES <IMCEACCMAIL-Shailesh+20Salian+20at+20DXBNOTES@mcdermott.com>]

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HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

very important and useful- please circulate
(Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, this article
seemed 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, 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 phone and, between breaths, call for help.


*     from Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240's
newsletter
AND THE BEAT GOES ON...   (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc.
publication, Heart  Response)



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