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Biology lesson

Henry Irving
Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
edited June 2008 in General Charlton
Shocking lack of knowledge on this board as to where the human heart is.

It's in the MIDDLE of your chest NOT, as some seem to think, over on the left hand side.

BTW If you are a man over 40 and/or overweight carry a couple of aspirin in your wallet. At the first sign of chest pains take them. They will thin the blood and may just save your life by preventing or lessening a heart attack.

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  • T_C_E
    T_C_E Posts: 16,426
    As someone thats over 40, slighty overweight and just going out for a meal and few beers at the the end of a hard week, I would.like to thank you for that snippet of information....................................
    ; )
  • charltonkeston
    charltonkeston Posts: 7,377
    I was just about to put a pizza in the oven.
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    Its just off to the left though henry, or left of centre..............mine is anyway!?
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    And while your takin your aspirin for your heart attack be carefull not to cut yourself coz you'll bleed to death quicker............
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    [cite]Posted By: bloodnut[/cite]Its just off to the left though henry, or left of centre..............mine is anyway!?

    Let's hope you never have to give CPR to anyone.

    It's in the middle,

    The left side is slightly larger than the right normally but it is in the middle
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    [cite]Posted By: bloodnut[/cite]And while your takin your aspirin for your heart attack be carefull not to cut yourself coz you'll bleed to death quicker............

    Unlikely unless you open an artery.

    the blood will clot before you'd bleed to death unless you are a member of the royal family.
  • bloodnut
    bloodnut Posts: 2,146
    Just havin a lend of ya henry, bit bored.

    Gunna wikky the heart thing now...............give me something to do?

    Anyway royal blood is blue, yes!!
  • matt896
    matt896 Posts: 557
    was always taught it was more on your left than right.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    [cite]Posted By: bloodnut[/cite]Just havin a lend of ya henry, bit bored.

    Gunna wikky the heart thing now...............give me something to do?

    Anyway royal blood is blue, yes!!

    Hemophilia is a congential illness in European royal families, possibly passed on by Queen Victoria.

    It's a very rare inherited bleeding disorder. The blood does not clot normally so even the slightest cut may result in death.
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    edited June 2008
    [cite]Posted By: matt896[/cite]was always taught it was more on your left than right.

    In the human body, the heart is usually situated in the middle of the thorax with the largest part of the heart slightly offset to the left (although sometimes it is on the right ie dextrocardia).

    The heart is usually felt to be on the left side because the left heart (left ventricle) is stronger (it pumps to all body parts).

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  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]It's in the MIDDLE of your chest NOT, as some seem to think, over on the left hand side.

    Not strictly true Henners. The left side is larger so the bulk of it's mass sits to the left of centre
    BTW If you are a man over 40 and/or overweight carry a couple of aspirin in your wallet. At the first sign of chest pains take them. They will thin the blood and may just save your life by preventing or lessening a heart attack.

    Yep, excellent advise and will buy time as that's exactly what a paramedic will often give. Daft though, that First Aid at Work regulations prevent a first aider from giving even asprin...
    [cite]Posted By: Henry Irving[/cite]Let's hope you never have to give CPR to anyone.

    Why? Surely no-one would try and give CPR on an area other than the middle, would they?
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    edited June 2008
    That's my point. The heart is in the middle of your chest so that is where you'd press.

    Side point: My wife laughs about CPR. As a cardiac theatre nurse she's been there when they've open some one's chest, cracked the ribs, whatever, to get at the heart and get it beating.

    She's even held a human heart out of the way so that a surgeon could operate "underneath" it. She says when it is pumping it's like having some punching your hand every other second.

    Enjoy your dinner.
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    She's welcome to that job mate... I'll stick to CPR and defibs from the outside thanks ;-)

    Defib scares the s**t out of me. I know it works, but the thought of stopping someone's heart....
  • Henry Irving
    Henry Irving Posts: 85,290
    [cite]Posted By: Medders[/cite]She's welcome to that job mate... I'll stick to CPR and defibs from the outside thanks ;-)

    Defib scares the s**t out of me. I know it works, but the thought of stopping someone's heart....

    Always wins hands down when you say "I've had a shit day". "Yeah, so did I. Had to open a chest and...." "OK you win"
  • Medders
    Medders Posts: 5,572
    lol, yeah fair comment!

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