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Old 08-21-2006, 04:33 PM  
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"HOW to SURVIVE a HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE"

I got this in a email and thought I would share


"HOW to SURVIVE a HEART ATTACK

WHEN ALONE"...

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 & 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

plus coughing movements squeeze

the heart & 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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