>I think this is important enough to go out to everyone I know, and a whole lot more whom I do not. know. I heard it in a church meeting this past weekend with a heart physicial present who did not argue or comment, so please listen.... your life may depend on it. Regards and and extended life to you all. Linda Call Texas > >>Surviving a Heart Attack >> >>Let's say it's 4:17 and you're driving home, (alone of course). 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. Your 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. 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) >> ==== BOSTON Mailing List ==== Order Vital Records direct from Boston City Hall: http://www.ci.boston.ma.us/registry/registry1.asp ============================== Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. http://worldconnect.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ ------- End of forwarded message ------- - ----------------------------------------------------------- Sign up for ICQmail at http://www.icq.com/icqmail/signup.html