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> > HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK ALONE > > > > If everyone who gets this sends it to 10 people, you > > can bet that we'll save at least one 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 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. In this way, heart > > attack victims can get to a hospital. OR CHOOSE TO DIE. DEPENDS ON YOUR CIRCUMSTANCES. --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.381 / Virus Database: 214 - Release Date: 02-08-02 |
