rtfm
Well-Known Member
Hi,
I received this in the post today - and thought it worth while passing on.
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1 Imagine you're flying, on your own, and suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up in to your jaw.
3 You're probably having a heart attack, and you have about 10 seconds before you lose consciousness.
4 However, all is not lost. You can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously followed by a deep breath. The cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. Repeat this every two seconds without let-up until you can land the plane, or until you feel your heart beating normally again.
5 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, you can stay conscious long enough to get help.
Regards, and safe flying,
Duncan
I received this in the post today - and thought it worth while passing on.
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1 Imagine you're flying, on your own, and suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that starts to drag out into your arm and up in to your jaw.
3 You're probably having a heart attack, and you have about 10 seconds before you lose consciousness.
4 However, all is not lost. You can help yourself by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously followed by a deep breath. The cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest. Repeat this every two seconds without let-up until you can land the plane, or until you feel your heart beating normally again.
5 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, you can stay conscious long enough to get help.
Regards, and safe flying,
Duncan