Misinformation has circulated for years on social media about how coughing forcefully can treat a heart attack. Health experts are quick to debunk that myth and warn that "cough CPR" is ineffective.
For years, social media has been flooded with posts claiming that a person having a heart attack can save themselves by coughing hard, repeatedly and rhythmically until help arrives. The advice is ...
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Coughing won't save you if you're having a heart attack, despite what people claim on social media
A recent trend on social media has revived a curious technique from the late 1970s called cough CPR. A post claims that this method can help people, if they are alone, to survive a heart attack by ...
The posts instruct people to take deep breaths and cough “every second until you arrive at the hospital or until your heart starts to beat normally.” VERIFY reader Terrica sent us one of those posts; ...
*Refers to the latest 2 years of omaha.com stories. Cancel anytime. Lea en español Misinformation has circulated for years on social media about how coughing forcefully can treat a heart attack.
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