Usefull (Heart Attack) Info

[Guest Freebird]

O.K. guys, just recieved this info and it is not a JOKE. This could save your life!!!

 

*NOT A JOKE*

Valuable Piece of information - Pass it on - Please

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Let's say it's 5 .15pm and you're going home (alone of course), after an

unusually hard day on the job.

 

You're really tired, upset and frustrated.

 

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to

drag 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. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that

taught the course did not 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, without

help,the person whose heart is beating improperly 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 hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this.

It could save their lives.

 

A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people,

you can bet that we'll save at least one life.

 

Rather than sending jokes please.. contribute by forwarding this mail which

can save a person's life....If this message comes around you ......more than

once.....please don't get irritated......You need to be happy that you are

being reminded of how to tackle....Heart attacks....AGAIN...

[geordie1234]

Great info

[bombersbullets]

[greenlands]

Good information .

I have passed this info onto another site.

Lindsay.

[peterpau]

Middle aged overweight lorry Thanks you very much.

[Guest IB]

There was an earlier email offering similar advice on identifying a Stroke victim:-

 

"I thought that it might be helpful to others to post some of the warning signs of a stroke and what to do if you suspect that someone around you is having a stroke. I remember reading this a while ago and while I had to look it up, parts of it did stick:

 

F.A.S.T. – an acronym to identify a potential stroke victim.

 

F- FACE – Ask the person to smile, if their smile is lopsided that may indicate stroke. Ask them to stick out their tongue. If they cannot do this or have difficulty doing this, again seek medical attention.

 

A-ARMS – Ask the person to raise both arms. Inability to move both sides of the body simultaneously may indicate stroke.

 

S-SPEECH – Ask the person to repeat a simple sentence. Often stroke victims cannot speak, their speech is slurred or they are unable to remember the words to repeat. These are all indications of a potential stroke.

 

T -TIME – Time is of the essence when someone is experiencing a stroke. Note the time that the symptoms started to appear and immediately call for medical assistance."

[gorsy bank lofts]

O.K. guys, just recieved this info and it is not a JOKE. This could save your life!!!

 

*NOT A JOKE*

Valuable Piece of information - Pass it on - Please

*****************************************

 

Let's say it's 5 .15pm and you're going home (alone of course), after an

unusually hard day on the job.

 

You're really tired, upset and frustrated.

 

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to

drag 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. You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that

taught the course did not 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, without

help,the person whose heart is beating improperly 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 hospital. Tell as many other people as possible about this.

It could save their lives.

 

A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people,

you can bet that we'll save at least one life.

 

Rather than sending jokes please.. contribute by forwarding this mail which

can save a person's life....If this message comes around you ......more than

once.....please don't get irritated......You need to be happy that you are

being reminded of how to tackle....Heart attacks....AGAIN...

 

very useful advise here, i had a heart attack 6 weeks ago at 44

and was lucky to make it.most people have a minor attack prior to a large one the symptoms are not

to concerning i igored them for a week thinking it was indigestion.

this resulted in permenently damaging the heart mussle.

my advise is if you suffer chest pain get it checked out it costs nothing and WILL save your life no matter what age you are.

taking a disolvable asprin will also help as this will help thin the blood.