Re: I thought this was good to know (fwd)
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- Subject: Re: I thought this was good to know (fwd)
- From: W* K*
- Date: Fri, 25 Jun 1999 16:15:31 -0400
I would have liked to know that in March when I drove myself 50 miles after
having a heart-attack..........not a fun
experience..........................anyone suffering from acute chest pains
regardless of age should go straight to the hospital.......unfortunately
some folks don't get the chance................great piece of
information..............Wayne
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> From: Bob Marcellus <marcellus@cybertap.com>
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> Subject: FW: I thought this was good to know (fwd)
> Date: Friday, June 25, 1999 1:15 PM
>
>
> >
> > >> > > > 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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