When the heart starts beating irregularly, it’s common for a person to feel dizzy, weak, have cold sweats, or experience intense pressure in the chest. At that moment, a simple technique can provide valuable seconds: forceful, repetitive coughing .
How to do it?
- Take a deep breath .
- Then cough forcefully, as if you were trying to expel something trapped in your lungs.
- Repeat every 2 seconds, keeping the rhythm.
This type of cough increases pressure within the chest and helps keep blood flowing to the brain. It’s not a cure, but it can maintain circulation long enough to call for help or get to safety.
2. Apply pressure to the correct point on the chest
In some cases, when the heart begins to fail, a quick mechanical stimulus can help restart an irregular heartbeat. This maneuver is known to specialists as an “emergency stroke.”
How to do it?
- With your hand closed, locate the center of the chest, just above the sternum .
- Give a firm, non-violent blow , but strong enough to generate a stimulus.
- It should only be done once and as an extreme measure , when you experience symptoms of an impending cardiac arrest (loss of strength, blurred vision, difficulty breathing).
This blow can help the heart regain a more stable rhythm while you manage to get professional assistance.
3. Stimulate the emergence point in the hand
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