Wednesday, May 29, 2013

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Let’s say it’s 6.15pm and you’re going home (alone ofcourse), after an unusually hard day on the job.

You’re really tired, upset and frustrated.

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in yourchest that starts to drag out into your arm and upinto your jaw.

You are only about five miles from thehospital nearest your home. Unfortunately you don’t
know if you’ll be able to make it that far. You have
been trained in CPR, but the guy that taught the
course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heartattack, without help,the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However,these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep
and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breaths get oxygen into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way, heart attack victims can get to a hospital.

Tell as many other people as possible about this. It could save their lives!!

A cardiologist says If everyone who gets this mail sends it to 10 people, you can bet that we’ll save at least one life.

Rather than sending jokes please.. contribute by forwarding this mail which can save a person’s life….If this message comes around you ……more than once…..please don’t get irritated……U need to be happy that you are being reminded of how to tackle….Heart attacks….AGAIN…

Tuesday, May 14, 2013

Low back pain

Low back pain exercises

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Directives for Prescribing Generic Medicines

The duties and responsibilities of the physicians as prescribed under the Code of Medical Ethics in the Indian Medical Council (Professional Conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 contain the provision that every physician should, as far as possible, prescribe drugs with generic names and he / she shall ensure that there is a rational prescription and use of drugs. These regulations prescribe for removal of registration of the errant medical professional for violation of the provisions altogether or for a specified period. To deal with the unethical behaviour of some medical professionals in promoting / endorsing the (costly branded) products of pharmaceutical companies in lieu of unethical gratifications / inducements, the Medical Council of India had amended the Indian Medical Council (Professional conduct, Etiquette and Ethics) Regulations, 2002 bringing the conduct of medical professionals in their relationship with pharmaceutical industry under the purview of these regulations by inserting a new Clause 6.8 which states that a medical practitioner shall not endorse any drug or product of the industry publically. In addition to these rules, the Government has from time to time been issuing repeated circulars / instructions to all Central Government hospitals, CGHS dispensaries and the State Governments for encouraging / motivating doctors to prescribe generic medicines to the maximum extent possible.




This information was given by Union Minister of Health & Family Welfare Shri Ghulam Nabi Azad in written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha yesterday.

Directions to take medicines