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I you ever received Email "How to Survive a Heart Attack When Alone" it was a wrong information !!!!

Wrong Way
"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, 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!!"

Correct Way
"The best strategy is to be aware of the early warning signs for heart attack and cardiac arrest and respond to them by calling [the emergency number in your country]. If you're driving alone and you start having severe chest pain or discomfort that starts to spread into your arm and up into your jaw (the scenario presented in the Internet article), pull over and flag down another motorist for help or phone [the emergency number in your country] on a cellular telephone."

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Summary:
Message claims that victims can survive a heart attack when alone by using a procedure that involves vigorous coughing (Full commentary below).

Status:
False - In no way condoned by medical authorities.

Example:(Submitted via email, 2004)

Commentary:
This email forward that offers spurious advice about how to survive a heart attack has been continually circulating around the Internet since at least 1999.

The message outlines a technique for surviving a heart attack while alone that involves vigorous coughing. According to the email, a cardiologist has advised forwarding the message to others in order to save lives. However, the alleged cardiologist is not named, nor is there any reference to a reputable medical institution. In my opinion, any life-critical "medical advise" that is not supported by credible reference material should be used with extreme caution.

It should be noted that the cough procedure outlined in the email might be beneficial under certain circumstances. However, medical experts maintain that the procedure should only be performed under professional supervision. According to the American Heart Association, "the usefulness of "cough CPR" is generally limited to monitored patients with a witnessed arrest in the hospital setting".

The Resuscitation Council in the UK "knows of no evidence that, even if a lone patient knew that cardiac arrest had occurred, he or she would be able to maintain sufficient circulation to allow activity, let alone driving to the hospital".

A victim would probably be better off directing his or her energy towards other life saving options such as seeking immediate help or calling the emergency number. The American Heart Association article states that: "The best strategy is to be aware of the early warning signs for heart attack and cardiac arrest and respond to them by calling [the emergency number in your country]. If you're driving alone and you start having severe chest pain or discomfort that starts to spread into your arm and up into your jaw (the scenario presented in the Internet article), pull over and flag down another motorist for help or phone [the emergency number in your country] on a cellular telephone."

The "advice" presented in this email forward is not condoned by medical experts and, in my opinion, it certainly should not be forwarded to "AS MANY FRIENDS AS POSSIBLE". Using this procedure in place of immediately seeking medical help could even cost a life.

Another version of the message arrives as an email attachment rendered in Microsoft PowerPoint format. Someone has gone to quite a lot of trouble to convert the original message into an attractive presentation complete with graphics and sound. In spite of the probable good intentions of the creator, the advice presented in the PowerPoint version is as equally spurious as it is in the email version. The PowerPoint version falsely attributes the information to an article in the "Journal Of General Hospital, Rochester". However the Rochester General Hospital denies that such an article exists and has included the following statement on its website:



To download the Power Point version of the message, click the link below. To view the presentation, Microsof PowerPoint, the MS PowerPoint Viewer or another compatible program needs to be installed on your computer.

by SixWise.com

Whether they're baby-sized, cooked or eaten with ranch dressing, it's clear that Americans love their carrots. In just one year, each American eats almost 10 pounds of them -- that's a substantial increase from the 6 pounds eaten in the 1960s.

And they're more than just a quick snack food or a colorful addition to salads and stews -- they're full of health-promoting properties. So grab a few to snack on while you find out what Bugs Bunny must have known all along -- how incredibly healthy carrots can be.

Carrots are a smart choice for a sweet-tasting healthy snack: Not only do they fight cancer, but they taste great too!

1. Reduce the Risk of Cancer

A study published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry found that carrots could cut the risk of cancer in rats by one-third. The compound is called falcarinol, and it's a natural toxin that protects carrots against fungal diseases. Researchers believe that falcarinol may stimulate the body's cancer-fighting mechanisms.

One of the study's researchers, Dr Kirsten Brandt, said, "We already know that carrots are good for us and can reduce the risk of cancer but until now we have not known which element of the vegetable has these special properties."

2. Fight Heart Disease

Carrots are a rich source of carotenoids, the metabolic precursors to vitamin A. In fact, just one cup of carrots contains 16,679 IUs of beta-carotene, which is more than 250 percent of the Recommended Daily Allowance (RDA).

In one study of 1,300 elderly people, those who ate the most carotenoid-rich foods were 50 percent less likely to develop heart disease, and 75 percent less likely to have a heart attack, as those who ate the least. Need more incentive? The results included people who smoked and had high cholesterol levels!

Fun Facts About Carrots Carrots are members of the parsley family, which includes parsnips, fennel, dill and celery. Carrots are not just orange -- they can also be purple, maroon, yellow or white. Carrots contain more sugar than any other vegetable except beets. Baby carrots are not actually babies -- they're whittled down from larger carrots. Carrots are originally from Afghanistan.

3. Protect Your Vision

Perhaps the most widely known benefit and the reason your mother told you to eat carrots: they're good for your eyes! Your body converts beta-carotene in carrots into vitamin A, which is essential for healthy eyes.

A deficiency in vitamin A can lead to night blindness, which, if left untreated, can lead to blindness. According to registered dietician Chris Rosenbloom, "Vitamin A is important in maintaining normal vision, and worldwide, vitamin A deficiency is a leading cause of blindness."

Additionally, vitamin A may help prevent cataracts from forming and may protect against blindness from macular degeneration -- the world's leading cause of blindness.

4. Protect Against Emphysema

"Some evidence suggests that vitamin C and beta-carotene may help protect against a decline in lung function," says Joel Schwartz, Ph.D., an epidemiologist and senior scientist at the Environmental Protection Agency. "It may be a very minimal effect in those with emphysema, but eating foods rich in these nutrients certainly won't hurt and may help."

Interestingly, it also appears that benzo(a)pyrene, a carcinogen in cigarette smoke, leads to vitamin A deficiency. In this way, smoking, or being around those who do, may make you vulnerable to diseases associated with a lack of vitamin A.

According to Richard Baybutt, associate professor of nutrition at Kansas State, "There are a lot of people who live to be 90 years old and are smokers," he said. "Why? Probably because of their diet ... The implications are that those who start smoking at an early age are more likely to become vitamin A deficient and develop complications associated with cancer and emphysema. And if they have a poor diet, forget it."

5. Lower Your Cholesterol

According to a study by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, eating carrots may lower cholesterol levels. This may be related to a type of fiber they contain called calcium pectate. Scottish researchers also found that people who ate two large carrots everyday for three weeks had an 11 percent decrease in their total cholesterol levels.

Source : www.sixwise.com

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