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Thought this might be helpful to some of the people out there shorting....

> > > HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHILE ALONE
> > > From F. Daniel Rochman MD
> > >
> > > If everyone who gets this sends it on to 10 people,
> > > you can bet that we'll save at least one life.
> > >
> > > Let's say it's 6:15 p.m. and you're driving home
> > > (alone of course), after an unusually 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, though, 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 neglected to tell you how to perform it on
> > > 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 stops beating properly,
> > > and who begins to feel faint, has only about10 seconds
> > > left before losing consciousness.
> > >
> > > However, that person (victim) can help himself or
> > > herself 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 cough must be repeated about every 2 seconds without
> > > let up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt
> > > to be beating normally again.
> > >
> > > The deep breaths get much-needed oxygen down into the
> > > lungs, and the deep coughing causes muscular movements
> > > that squeeze the heart and keeps the blood
> > > circulating. The muscular squeezing pressure on the
> > > heart also helps it to regain its normal rhythm.
> > >
> > > By following these steps, most heart attack victims
> > > can get to a hospital.