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Performing Self-CPR

• Posted by "Lucius L. Hilley III" <lhilley at CDC.NET> Mar 02, 2000
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----- Original Message -----
From: Larry & Connie Hilley
To: Lucius
Sent: Friday, February 25, 2000 10:46 PM
Subject: self-CPR


Subject: Performing Self-CPR




<< >Subject: Fw: Heart attack ....method of SELF CPR
 >
 > >You will find this vitally interesting!!!!
 > >: >
 > >: >Subject: Good info to know and send on......
 > >
 > >: > > Let's say its 6:17 p.m. and you're driving home (alone of course)
 > >: >after
 > >: > > an unusually hard day on the job.
 > >: > > 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 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
 > >: > > > > >
 > >: > > Many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack, what can
 > >: >you do?
 > >: > > Without help, a person whose heart stops beating properly begins
 > >: >to feel
 > >: > > faint and has 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
 > >: >letting
 > >: > > 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.
 > >: > > You'll be giving yourself CPR with this technique.
 > >: > > Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save a
 > >: >life!
 > >: > >
 > >: > > > > > [The above was taken from Health Cares, Rochester
 > >: >General Hospital
 > >>



        Lucius L. Hilley III
        lhilley at cdc.net
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