Roy and list:
Cough CPR has not been proven as claimed in your posting. Here is a link
to the
American Heart Association and their view on it:
http://www.americanheart.org/Heart_and_Stroke_A_Z_Guide/cough.html
and below is a disclaimer from Rochester General from their web site (via
http://www.snopes2.com/toxins/coughcpr.htm#mended)
Important Notice Regarding the article "How to Survive
a Heart Attack When Alone."
Hundreds of people around the country have been receiving an
e-mail message entitled "How to
Survive a Heart Attack When Alone." This article recommends a
procedure to survive a heart
attack in which the victim is advised to repeatedly cough at
regular intervals until help arrives.
The source of information for this article was attributed to
ViaHealth Rochester General
Hospital. This article is being propagated on the Internet as
individuals send it to friends and
acquaintances - and then those recipients of the memo send it
to their friends and
acquaintances, and so on.
We can find no record that an article even resembling this
was produced by Rochester General
Hospital within the last 20 years. Furthermore, the medical
information listed in the article can
not be verified by current medical literature and is in no
way condoned by this hospitals
medical staff. Also, both The Mended Hearts, Inc., a support
organization for heart patients,
and the American Heart Association have said that this
information should not be forwarded or
used by anyone.
Please help us combat the proliferation of this
misinformation. We ask that you please send this
e-mail to anyone who sent you the article, and please ask
them to do the same.
Sincerely,
Rich Sensenbach
Web Development Coordinator
ViaHealth Rochester General Hospital
(716-922-1024
Mike Myers
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