08:01 PM
Wednesday 04 May 2022
Agencies:
Is coughing able to save a person from a heart attack? .. The question may be repeated several times on social media following circulating information regarding this matter, so what is the truth of that?
Dr. Pietro Khair, a researcher and specialist in cardiothoracic surgery in Lebanon, said that there is no link between coughing and a heart attack, and there is no medical evidence that it may save the patient with a heart attack.
He also added, “A heart attack may cause death or damage to the heart’s muscles and cells, and this is a medical emergency that requires a very quick visit to the nearest hospital for treatment,” according to Al Arabiya.
And he warned that “there is nothing that can be done at home, and the best way remains to seek help from anyone to transport the victim to the hospital when he feels symptoms such as heaviness in the chest, sudden shortness of breath, sudden headache, fatigue and sometimes pain extending to the shoulder, arm and jaw.”
The British Heart Association confirmed that “there is no scientific evidence that coughing or the technique known as “cough CPR” in English may suppress a heart attack.
It is noteworthy that a heart attack occurs when the flow of blood and oxygen to the heart is blocked and the coughing that originates from the lungs cannot help clear this blockage.