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.
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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