Guest guest Posted June 25, 2006 Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 HEART ATTACK PROCEDURE": (THIS IS NOT A JOKE!) > > Women should know that not every heart > attack symptom is going to be the left arm hurting. > Be aware of intense pain in the jaw line. > > > You may never have the first chest pain during > the course of a heart attack. > > > Nausea and intense sweating > are also common symptoms. > > > 60% of people who have a heart attack > while they are asleep do not wake up. > > > Pain in the jaw ca n wake you from a sound sleep. > Let's be careful and be aware. > The more we know, the better chance > we could survive... > > A cardiologist says if everyone > who gets this mail sends it to 10 > people, you can be sure that > we'll save at least one life. Read this... > It could save your life!! > > Let's say it's 6.15 pm and you're driving home > > 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 your home. > Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be > able to make it that far. > You have been trained in CPR, but the guy that > taught the course did not 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, without help, the person whose >heart is beating > improperly 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, > 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. > & nbs p; 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!! " > > **PLEASE BE A "TRUE" FRIEND > AND SEND THIS ARTICLE > TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS > YOU CAR E ABOUT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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