On Fri June 4 2004 4:15 pm, Jerry Wall wrote:
> A cardiologist says if everyone who receives this email sends it to at
> least 10 different people, you will save at least one life.
The American Heart Association specifically recommends against this method in
a situation where there is no medical supervision.
According to Dr. Richard O. Cummins, Seattle's director of emergency cardiac
care, cough CPR raises the pressure in the chest just enough to maintain some
circulation of oxygen-containing blood and help enough get to the brain to
maintain consciousness for a prolonged period. But cough CPR should be used
only by a person about to lose consciousness, an indication of cardiac
arrest, he cautions. It can be dangerous for someone having a heart attack
that does not result in cardiac arrest. Such a person should call for help
and then sit quietly until help arrives, he says.
Further details and links here:
http://www.snopes.com/toxins/coughcpr.htm
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John Miller
Whitehead's Law:
The obvious answer is always overlooked.
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