Thanks jean! RAY On Fri, 04 Feb 2000 20:49:34 -0600 "Jean H. Harrison" <kini@mindspring.com> writes: >For all the people on the the lists who don't think this should be put >on genealogy lists, I'm very sorry to have bothered you, but for the >rest of the people who might be interested - I think it is very >timely. >My husband has had a heart attack and this is something that might >have >helped him. > >>> Subject: Fw: Something everyone should know about >>> >>> > Dear Friends, >>> > Hope you never need this helpful advise but here it is anyway... >>> > >>> > How To Survive A Heart Attack When Alone >>> > >>> > >>> > Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. and you're driving 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 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) >>> > >>> > >>> > LIFE MEANS MANY THINGS TO MANY PEOPLE. >>> > >>> > >>> > IF YOU VALUE LIFE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE, PLEASE SEND THIS >ARTICLE >TO >>> > >>> > AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE. >>> >> >> >> > ________________________________________________________________ YOU'RE PAYING TOO MUCH FOR THE INTERNET! Juno now offers FREE Internet Access! Try it today - there's no risk! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj.