Fw: How to Survive a Heart Attack Alone

[Robin Hufford]

Even this subject is, of course, off topic here, but, it is indeed,  useful
information which should be shared, in my opinion,  and, where applicable,  will
be absolutely vital.  An aspirin, should one's heart stop will be, obviously,
useless, although  one should be taken if possible.    In fact, self administered
CPR as described is indeed a valid technique which may well the only way for a
person to save his own life and should be taken seriously.  It is NOT one of the
many useless fabrications or exaggerations relentlessly forwarded about the net.
There was a story reported, perhaps, two or three years ago, of just such a
situation in which a doctor in New York City maintained consciousness and
mobility by exactly this method in order to get himself to an emergency room and
treatment. He survived and, had he not used the coughing technique, would have
almost certainly died.
Thanks John.
Regards, Robin Hufford

Nichols wrote:

> Thanks for pointing that out, Andy.
> It's unfortunate that so many of the , uh... useless posts are aimed at
> vulnerable people and involve such serious topics.
> Having been there, done that, etc.... there's ONE biggie that can be
> recommended: Chew up an aspirin or two. Right away. Note "chew". Get it
> soluble as quickly as possible and drink enough to get it in your system.
> It can really make a difference as to how much damage occurs to the heart
> muscles. Blockage is the usual suspect, and aspirin thins the blood.
>
> And..,.. try (it's hard) to remain calm.
>
> Live Long and Prosper,
> Guy Nichols, RPT
>
> At 05:20 AM 7/16/2003 -0600, you wrote:
> > >If everyone who gets this sends it to 10 people, you bet that we'll save a
> > >least one life.
> >
> >As usual, any message that tells you to send it on to a bunch of
> >people should be discarded, not forwarded (and certainly not
> >forwarded to a list for piano technicians).  This one has been
> >flying around the net for a while, see:
> >
> >         http://www.viahealth.org/rgh/heartattack.htm
> >
> >-andy
> >
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