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Posted on September 01, 2003
You're Having a Heart
Attack...
and you're ALONE!
Original Author Unknown
Many people suffer a
heart
attack when they're alone.
Here's a bit of advice that may save your life...
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Without help, the person whose heart stops beating properly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds before losing consciousness. 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 cough must be repeated about every two seconds with stopping until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally once again. Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing helps 'squeeze' the heart, keep the blood circulating. This 'squeezing' also helps the heart regain its normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims may be able to get to a phone and, between breaths, call for help. |
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