2006-12-28 00:31:43 · 4 answers · asked by Dominic D 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
Heart attack=heart is not getting enough oxygen to one or more specific areas
Cardiac arrest= heart is not beating adequately(Fibrillation/Ventricular- Tachycardia) or is not beating at all(Asystole)For some reason the web wouldn't let me spell Ventricular
Supra-Ventricular Tachycardia=the heart is going too fast: The only abnormal cardiac rhythm where coughing is indicated. When you cough, you stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system which slows your heart down. It's called a vagal maneuver.
If you think you're having a heart attack take 162mg of baby aspirin and call 911
2006-12-28 05:37:10 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Summary of Rumor:
it is said that in the event of a heart attack when you are by yourself, coughing repeatedly and vigorously can keep the heart beating until help arrives.
The Truth:
TruthOrFiction.com has checked with several sources, including the American Heart Association, and none of them recommends relying on this procedure.
The version of the Rumor that has gotten the most circulation on the Internet originated from an article in a newsletter published by a chapter of the Mended Hearts organization, whose members are heart attack survivors. Mended Hearts has retracted the article.
Doctors say the coughing procedure has been used on limited and experimental occasions with patients experiencing cardiac arrhythmia, or irregular heartbeat. Even then, the patients were in the hospital, connected to monitors, and the coughing was used to try to buy a few extra seconds before other, life saving equipment was used. There aren't any known cases where a person who was alone suffered a heart attack and sustained himself or herself while waiting for paramedics to arrive. In a true heart attack where the blood supply to the heart is blocked, the "coughing CPR" would not do any good.
All the sources we checked with agreed: If a heart episode is happening, call 9-1-1.
2006-12-28 00:34:06 · answer #2 · answered by X_x_X 2 · 1⤊ 1⤋
If you're unconscious, then you can't perform CPR on yourself. I do know of how to do the Heimlich manuever on ypurself if you're choking and you're alone, but that's not the same as CPR...
2006-12-28 09:42:32 · answer #3 · answered by Dana Mulder 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Don't be silly Dominic. If you need CPR then you're unconscious.
2006-12-28 00:34:04 · answer #4 · answered by lou b 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋