Why 'cough CPR' is not the lifesaver it's made out to be
The term itself is a misnomer because CPR is for someone in cardiac arrest, meaning the heart has stopped beating. At that ...
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Coughing won't save you if you're having a heart attack, despite what people claim on social media
A cardiac arrest happens when the heart's electrical system malfunctions, causing it to stop beating effectively. Cough CPR, if it works at all, would only apply to certain types of arrhythmias ...
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Coughing Might Help If You're Having a Heart Attack — But You Should Call for Help First
1976, pp. 1246–50. Dee, Ryan, et al. "The Effect of Alternative Methods of Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation — Cough CPR, Percussion Pacing or Precordial Thump — on Outcomes Following Cardiac Arrest. A ...