FW: I thought this was good to know (fwd)
- To: "'Alan & Sharon Eaton'"
- Subject: FW: I thought this was good to know (fwd)
- From: B* M*
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 13:15:41 -0400
>
> >> > > > Please pass this on to your family and friends.
> >> > > > I sincerely hope no one encounters this situation in their life time
> >> > > > but just in case.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > This one is serious...
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > Let's say it's 4:17 p.m. and you're driving
> >> > > > home,(alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job. Not
> >> only
> >> > > > was
> >> > > > the work load extraordinarily heavy, you also had a disagreement
> >> with
> >> > >your
> >> > > >
> >> > > > boss, and no matter how hard you tried he just wouldn't see your
> >> side
> >> of
> >> > > > the
> >> > > >
> >> > > > situation. You're really upset and the more you think about it the
> >> more
> >> > >up
> >> > > >
> >> > > > tight 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 you 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.
> >> > > >
> >> > > >
> >> > > > HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE
> >> > > > 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.
> >> > > > AND THE BEAT GOES ON... (reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc.
> >> > > > publication, Heart Response)
>
>
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Melissa Marcellus
Carleton University BA Psychology
Email address: mmarcell@chat.carleton.ca
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