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How To Survive A Heart Attack When Alone by lekzzydo(m): 10:06am On Jul 08, 2014
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, 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.
Re: How To Survive A Heart Attack When Alone by 1k001(m): 10:58am On Jul 08, 2014
Call the ambulance services via 911, 999 or 112 depending on what country you're in

If in Nigeria call God because your chance of surviving a heart attack is quite slim!

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