Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. and you're driving home
(alone
> > of course), after an unusually 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 neglected to tell
> you
> > how to perform it on 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 stops beating properly 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. The cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum
from
> > deep inside the chest. And a cough must be repeated about every 2
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.
(alone
> > of course), after an unusually 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 neglected to tell
> you
> > how to perform it on 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 stops beating properly 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. The cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum
from
> > deep inside the chest. And a cough must be repeated about every 2
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.