[AT] Coughing CPR

[Steve W.]

Ron,
  Talk to your doctor about Catheter Ablation for your problem. My 
father had it done yesterday to correct an atrial fibrillation problem 
and restore a normal rhythm. Seems to have worked. His pulse dropped 
from 100+ AFib to a 70-80 normal sinus. Took him in yesterday at 11:30, 
they wheeled him in at 3:15 and even though they needed to do a large 
area they had him out and back in his room at 7:30.

As far as the Coughing CPR. I cannot say it will not help but like Ron 
says the usual problem is that you won't really know there is a problem 
until it is too late to do anything.

I will however urge EVERYONE to look into getting CPR training. Rapid 
CPR and Defibrillation have saved a LOT of lives. Defibs are in a LOT of 
places now and being able to use one NOW is the key to the entire thing. 
Most studies show that someone who goes into cardiac arrest and gets hit 
with a defib AND converts within 5-8 minutes stand a chance. That is the 
good news. The bad news is that the conversion rate isn't all that high.


-- 
Steve W.
Near Cooperstown, New York


RonMyers at wildblue.net wrote:
> As someone who has heart problems including my heart going into 200 beat
> per minute and also stopping at times. You can't tell when something is
> wrong until you start passing out by then its to late to do anything but
> hope it comes back.
> Ron
> 
>> I believe, if I remember correctly, if you feel your heart stop, then
>> you are to start coughing.   If you just have chest pains, call 911,
>> right away.
>>
>> Ed
>>