Can you give yourself CPR?

I've heard that there is a thing called cough CPR, or c-CPR. If you are alone and feel like you are having a heart attack, if you cough vigorously you can help yourself. Is this true? Doctor's response. read more

But cough CPR should be used only by a person about to lose consciousness, an indication of cardiac arrest, he cautions. It can be dangerous for someone having a heart attack that does not result in cardiac arrest. read more

"Cough CPR" should not be taught in lay-rescuer CPR courses because it is generally not useful in the prehospital setting. In virtually all lay-rescuer CPR courses, the finding that signals an emergency is the victim's unresponsiveness. read more

If you can do anything for yourself, you are conscious, and breathing. There was, however, an internet hoax a few years ago, which suggested that people were able to give themselves “cough CPR”. There wasn’t much evidence for it, and various medical organisations were very quick to make clear that they did not agree with it. read more