GURU - ON HEART ATTACK AND AFTER
Have you had a heart attack or problem, don’t you feel sorry
Follow the golden rule; AVOID ‘Hurry’, ‘Worry’ & ‘Curry’
Think of yourself, as child of 5 years & treat your body as such;
Stop when the inner voice tells you, ‘you are overdoing’ or ‘it’s too much’
Emotional stresses increase heart workload and heart - attack danger,
It’s best to avoid people and situations, which bring on Stress & Anger.
If you take your Medicines regularly and follow the following ‘tips’;
Good and uncomplicated recovery is possible in eight to twelve weeks.
Sorbitrate dilates blood vessels and may give initially, a pain in the head;
Attenolol / Beta-blockers decrease heart-work, Disprin dilutes the blood.
If you get a throbbing headache, after taking a Sorbitrate,
Take two biscuits, a cup of tea and lie down in bed to recuperate.
5 to 6 hours of good sleep is adequate, to give rest to your body & mind,
Cure the insomnia by removing anxiety; sleeping pills are best left behind.
FOOD AND DIET
Protein rich 1800 calories per day in Cardiac Diet are indicated;
Lime juice in plenty, fresh (not tinned) ‘Paneer’ (Cheese), Raw / Boiled vegetables is slated.
Butter, pure Ghee, Hydrogenated Oil and Fried Foods, Whole milk and its products-
Are to be AVOIDED and also Red Meat, Tinned / Vitaminised Supplement Foods and dried Nuts.
‘Besan’, Honey is ALLOWED and also White meat, fish, SKIMMED milk and its products,
Take Food prepared in refined oil of Sunflower or Groundnut.
Nibbling is better than Gorging; a large meal makes heart work faster;
Eat four or five SMALL meals a day, to prevent heart attack disaster.
Eat slowly and rest a while after partaking a meal,
Limit Aerated drinks, Tea and Coffee, as they are stimulants having Caffeine.
DRINKS & SMOKING
Alcohols do not help after a heart attack, and are best AVOIDED
If you cannot stay without them, two or three Ounces may be provided.
Smoking is strictly prohibited, after a heart attack
Even inhaling such a smoke is equally conducive to, another attack.
EXERTION
Lifting of buckets full of water or pushing HEAVY tables / objects & racks
Rushing up a flight of stairs may result, in a SECOND heart attack.
Don’t be ashamed to be carried on a chair, up a flight of stairs,
After 4 to 5 weeks, you will be able to climb, on your own, without fear.
You’ll feel giddy, if you suddenly stand up from lying / prone position,
As heart has to work against gravity; so first sit up, & then come to standing position
EXERCISES
Exposure to EXTREMES of climate and Sauna Bath etc should be avoided;
Fewer exercises in summer, OTHERWISE, in early morning / late evening be decided.
WALKING is best; but some arm leg and trunk exercises can be of assistance,
It’s better to AVOID any exercises; where you have to work AGAINST resistance
Do NOT compete with others; and do NOT show your ‘Style’,
If you feel fatigued, put a Sorbitrate under the tongue and Rest a while.
Do not indulge in any exercise, which you do not do every day,
Do not hold your breath, if you wish to live and go a long way.
DRIVING
Driving is permitted after 3 to 4 months of complete recovery;
Avoid peak traffic hours, if you do not wish to feel sorry.
Do not hesitate to requisition help, if your vehicle breaks down,
Changing wheels / pushing car can give another attack, and make you look like a clown
TRAVELLING
Before traveling by Airplane, consult your personal physician-
He may assess the state of your heart; and that the Aircraft does not lack oxygen.
Travel light; avoid lifting baggage, when traveling by Air or Train;
Reach airport / railway station well in advance, to avoid unnecessary strain.
SEX
After 6 to 8 weeks, if you can climb, without breathlessness, TWO flights of stairs;
You can have sex with your partner, without any fear.
* SELF HELP - ON GETTING A HEART ATTACK
If you feel FAINT or SEVERE PAIN in chest radiating to shoulders & up into the Jaw Bone
In TEN seconds you’ll LOOSE CONSCIOUSNESS, UNLESS you revive yourself, if you are alone;
Perform Deep, Prolonged & Vigorous Coughing after taking a Deep Breath -
As if throwing Out Sputum from DEEP inside the Chest;
Deep Breath gets Oxygen into the Lungs & Coughing squeezes the Heart –
This keeps the Blood circulating; till Rhythm is regained by the Heart
CONTINUE this Breathing & Coughing CYCLE every TWO Seconds without Let Up,
Until the Heart is felt to Beat Normally Again or till you reach Hospital / Get Some Help.
(*Check in advance with your Physician - if suffering from Lung Disease or undergone some Surgery)
CAUTION to YOUNGER GENERATION - ‘GURUMANTER’
Since graveyards are full of ‘young’ bones, of ‘over-sincere’ and ‘indispensable’ men
Relax and do NOT over exert, if you do not wish to be the next one.
For 100 read 90 for every activity of your life,
At the age of 50 do not feel, act or behave like 35
Hence take the warning and slow down your life, but not too much,
Take all precautions as given above, and live your life to the full as such.
LASTLY
As each one of us is Unique; our Body may respond differently to the same stimuli;
One must consult one’s personal Physician before acting on any advice.
Specialists / Cardiologists of Army Hospital & good Samaritans have given the above advice;
If you pass on to others suffering from Heart / similar problem, it will be very nice.
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| HEART ATTACK – SELF CPR -By Brig Guru Varma (Hope this PPT is not Fake - Editor) |
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Original - 30 Sep 1990Revised – May 2018
Original - 30 Sep 1990Revised – May 2018
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Brig Gurdas Varma - Tele: 9899993554 / 9711287897
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