charlie Loc: Minneapolis, Minnesota

We have all walked by the Red Cross sign in airports indicating where a heart machine is located. Do you know what is in them and how to use it? I did not.
Try this video and see what you think.
If you pick the wrong choice----the man dies----choose wisely. You may save a life.
I just watched this video and was impressed so I'm sending it to those on my mailing list with the hope that it'll save lives (maybe mine, yours or someone you love)!

http://www.heartrescuenow.com/

St3v3M Loc: 35,000 feet

This should be required viewing. THANK YOU!

skidooman Loc: Minnesota

Learning CPR should be a requirement to get a drivers license,,,so everyone has at least some familiarity with the procedure. Thanks for the post,,I'm sharing it on FB too.

Bruce with a Canon Loc: Islip

Military Basic training/ Boot Camp teaches thos to all trainees and stays with on for life.
I have used this as well as Heimlich over the years.

skidooman Loc: Minnesota

That's where I learned.

cameraniac Loc: Huntingburg, Indiana

Relative info. that I received in an eMail.....

How many folks do you know who say they don't want to drink anything before going to bed because they'll have to get up during the night!!

Heart Attack and Water - I never knew all of this ! Interesting.......



Something else I didn't know ... I asked my Doctor why do people need to urinate so much at night time. Answer from my Cardiac Doctor -
Gravity holds water in the lower part of your body when you are upright (legs swell). When you lie down and the lower body (legs and etc) seeks level with the kidneys, it is then that the kidneys remove the water because it is easier. This then ties in with the last statement!




I knew you need your minimum water to help flush the toxins out of your body, but this was news to me.
Correct time to drink water... Very Important. From A Cardiac Specialist!

Drinking water at a certain time maximizes its effectiveness on the body: 2 glasses of water after waking up - helps activate internal organs
1 glass of water 30 minutes before a meal - helps digestion
1 glass of water before taking a bath - helps lower blood pressure
1 glass of water before going to bed - avoids stroke or heart attack


I can also add to this... My Physician told me that water at bed time will also help prevent night time leg cramps. Your leg muscles are seeking hydration when they cramp and wake you up with a Charlie Horse.




Subject: FW: FW: Mayo clinic aspirin Good information.

Subject: Mayo Clinic on Aspirin - PASS IT ON

Mayo Clinic Aspirin Dr. Virend Somers, is a Cardiologist from the Mayo Clinic, who is lead author of the report in the July 29, 2008 issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology.

Most heart attacks occur in the day, generally between 6 A.M. and noon. Having one during the night, when the heart should be most at rest, means that something unusual happened. Somers and his colleagues have been working for a decade to show that sleep apnea is to blame.

1. If you take an aspirin or a baby aspirin once a day, take it at night.
The reason: Aspirin has a 24-hour "half-life"; therefore, if most heart attacks happen in the wee hours of the morning, the Aspirin would be strongest in your system.

2. FYI, Aspirin lasts a really long time in your medicine chest for years, (when it gets old, it smells like vinegar).

Please read on.
Something that we can do to help ourselves - nice to know.
Bayer is making crystal aspirin to dissolve instantly on the tongue.
They work much faster than the tablets.

Why keep Aspirin by your bedside? It's about Heart Attacks -

There are other symptoms of a heart attack, besides the pain on the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating; however, these symptoms may also occur less frequently.

Note: There may be NO pain in the chest during a heart attack.

The majority of people (about 60%) who had a heart attack during their sleep did not wake up.
However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from your deep sleep.

If that happens, immediately dissolve two aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water.

Afterwards: - Call 911. - Phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by.
- Say "heart attack!" - Say that you have taken 2 Aspirins. - Take a seat on a chair or sofa near the front door, and wait for their arrival and ...DO NOT LIE DOWN!

A Cardiologist has stated that if each person after receiving this e-mail, sends it to 10 people, probably one life could be saved!

krispix Loc: London - UK

Very good bit of informative movie.

One other thing to bear in mind. If in doubt, use the defibrillator. You cannot harm anyone by using it unnecessarily.

Nickey Loc: Arizona

I agree.

pjreed Loc: Tonopah, Arizona

You can not harm anyone that is dead, you can change the rhythm of the living and make them dead.

Ron K. Loc: Upstate NY.

I never saw that device in use. I definitely learned something today. Thanks for posting it.

CliffB Loc: Bristol UK

I stopped being a first aider in the UK because defibrilators were to be installed in workplaces. I was afraid of misdiagnosing and stopping an active heart. Apparently the newer models actually determine whether or not it is safe to use on the patient and in fact will not operate if conditions are not right. Untrained people can use them with confidence

Robbie7 Loc: Northampton. England

Thanks for posting :-)

Nickey Loc: Arizona

One thing good about the new AED is that they are self explanatory, the visual aid also helps. The main thing to do for the rescuer is to place the pads/electrodes as pictured as soon as possible. The AED will assess the pt's cardiac rhythm itself and prompts you when it is time to press the button. I had the chance to use this once in a shopping mall, few years back. It was intimidating at first glance to use that small unit but once my adrenalin got going, there was no stopping me from trying to save a man's life.

I totally support the need for AEDs to be available especially in public places.

dcrott

Been with a volunteer with the county Ambulance Service for 20 years, our first AEDs needed some training but the new ones, especially the ones in the public areas are almost foolproof and very easy to use and they will not shock a patient that has a good heart beat and will not shock a patient that is dead, the patient must be in ventricular fibrillation which essentially means that the heart is trying to beat but it is beating so fast it cannot pump blood. Time is of the essence, should be done, within 3-5 minutes, preferably sooner if possible. Don't expect your patient to wake up like they do in the movies, doesn't happen very often. If anybody is serious about learning this stuff contact your local ambulance service and take a first aid course, our ambulance service does it for free at certain times of the year and for a small fee you can learn a whole lot more, Red Cross is another contact that does some training. Many people are afraid to help because they think they might hurt the patient or be sued, once you have some training your confidence will increase so that if they time comes helping someone will be much easier. The fact of the matter is that most patients that are in very serious trouble such as arterial bleeding or heart attack are many times saved by bystanders and not the paramedics if the bystanders know just a little first aid. I Live in North Dakota in a little town of 65 people, I have two others currently with our 1st response unit, our unit has saved at least 10 people that went on to live productive lives, most of these people just needed a little help at their time of need, in fact about half of them were released from the hospital in less than 24 hours.

jerryc41 Loc: Catskill Mts of NY

Very good. Those little AEDs are a great invention. They no longer ecomment mouth-to-mouth, which makes CPR a lot simpler.

Someone should post this every month.