HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE.
@midhun_midhun (53)
India
December 6, 2006 10:52am CST
Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart
attack, 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 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!!
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2 responses
@sailoffwithme (870)
• United States
6 Dec 06
They should give you this information on TV instead of all the people dieing and the bad news from around the world thanks
@TerryZ (22076)
• United States
6 Dec 06
That is all well and good but coming from one who has had a heart attack when I was only 30 yrs old, I would say the pain in your chest and straight to your back is so severe you can hardly breath. So it is very difficult to take a deep breath, almost impossible. But I understan what you are saying and if you can do that is great.