A question for our doctor members

[Guest guest]

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Dear Group

A question for our doctor members: Is there any validity to

this email I received recently?

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart

attack, this article seemed to be in order.

Without help, the person whose heart is 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

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

hospital.

Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could

save

their lives!

Could this possibly stave off AF??

Kind regards,

Oliver

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