3 Important Actions to Remember in an Emergency When You’re Alone – Page 2

1. Use the “lifesaving cough” to stabilize your heart rate

When your heart begins to beat irregularly, it’s normal to feel dizzy, faint, break out in a cold sweat, or experience intense chest pressure. At that moment, a simple technique can buy you precious seconds: forceful, repeated coughing.

How to do it?

Take a deep breath.
Then cough forcefully, as if you’re trying to expel something trapped in your lungs.
Repeat every 2 seconds, maintaining the rhythm.

This type of cough increases pressure in the chest and helps maintain blood flow to the brain. It’s not a cure, but it can keep blood flowing long enough to call for help or get to safety.