It appears to be a hoax, folks. Rochester General Hospital (the supposed
source of the info) disavows all knowledge. See
http://www.viahealth.org/via_news/august_news/heartattack.htm
It's a shame, too.
(Actually, if the situation arises, I'm going to try it anyway. What have
I got to lose ? <g>)
Randall
On Thursday, August 19, 1999 12:20 PM, Rex Burkheimer [SMTP:rex@inoli.com]
wrote:
>
>
> > > Received this today from a friend, thought I'd pass it on......
> > >
> > > This is a really good thing for all of us to know --- a bit of first
> aid
> > > info to tuck in the back of your mind. Hope you never need this...
> > > Giving CPR to Yourself ?
> >
> > > Let's say it's 6 p.m. and your driving home, (alone) after an
> > > unusually
> > > hard day on the job. Not only was the workload extraordinarily heavy,
> you
> > > also had a disagreement with someone, and no matter how hard you
tried
> > > he/she
> > > just wouldn't see your side of the situation. You're really upset and
> the
> > > more you think about it the more uptight you become.
> > >
> > > All of a sudden 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 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, 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 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 phone and, between breaths, call for help.
> > >
> > > Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save
> their
> > > lives!
> > >
> > > --from Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240's
> > > newsletter
> >
>
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