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. >> > > >