Administering self CPR

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This was sent to my daughter from a nurse. I've never heard anything like it.

What are you to do if you have a heart attack
While you are alone.
If you've already received this,
It means people care about you.
The Johnson City Medical Center staff actually
Discovered this and did an in-depth study
On it in our ICU.
The two individuals that discovered this then did
An article on it, had it published and have had it incorporated into ACLS and CPR classes.
It is very true and has and does work.
It is called cough CPR.
A cardiologist says it's the truth
If everyone who gets this sends it to 10 people,
You can bet that we'll save at least one life.
It could save your life!

Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. And you're driving home
(alone of course), after an usually 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 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 didn't tell
You what to do if it happened to yourself.

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 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, 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 hospital.
Tell as many other people as possible about this, it could save their lives!
From Health Cares, Rochester General Hospital via Chapter 240s newsletter 'AND THE BEAT GOES ON '
(reprint from The Mended Hearts, Inc. Publication, Heart Response)
BE A FRIEND AND PLEASE SEND
THIS ARTICLE
TO AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE​
 

Snopes is full of crap on this one!

We were taught this in CPR class back in the early 80's, seen it work in person.

I was an EMT from 1972-1999 and seen lots of bad stuff but gave me to tools to save both my kids lives when they stopped breathing.
 

Best way to find out for sure is ask your cardiologist. Then there won't be any questions.
 

SC_hunter said:
Best way to find out for sure is ask your cardiologist. Then there won't be any questions.

Agreed. So, how does snopes come into the picture?
 

Do a google search on self cpr or cpr on self and check what you come up with...I did and it was a fair amount and most all agree it is not the best idea...but when you are dying..what the heck..right.
 

You might be right about the cpr method, who knows. But if internet sites can't be trusted, how can you trust Snopes? It is an internet site.
 

Note: CPR, even when done correctly, rarely works. Usually, by the time the ambulance arrives on the scene, it's too late. That's why everyone should take a first responder course. As a former EMT I've helped perform CPR a few times, both in the field and in an ER. The last time was on an infant. I've never seen it work, but I know it does work, and I wouldn't hesitate to try it again if the need arises.
As far as the cough method, I think it would be worth checking out, not on Snopes, but like someone said, talk to a cardiologist or maybe an experienced paramedic.
 

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