Self CPR

What are you 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 ... > > > > 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 > usually 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. > > > ? > > ? > > > ? > > 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 improperly 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 very two seconds > > without letting 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 O N '? > > > (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. publication, Heart Response)? > > > > > BE A FRIEND AND PLEASE SEND THIS ARTICLE? > > > TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE? > > > > > >