Heart Attack When Alone

[warsawdaddy]

I saw this post on another forum and thought it might be something you may want to file away in your mind;

How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone I caught this article in an April 2002 Santa Clara Gold Club brochure and thought it so important, that it should be reprinted for others to see.


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 properly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds 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 letup 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.

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Very good to know.Thanks for sharing that Ron.