Back from the Dead: Resuscitation Expert Says End Is Reversible

Der Spiegel ^ | July 29, 2013

[laplata]

That’s silly.

[TangoLimaSierra]

I have taken a few courses in first aid, and they always teach the brain starts dying after 4 minutes.

Sometimes in very cold places or under cold water as long as 30 minutes , but bringing back the brain dead doesn’t sound too bright to me.

From the article: "We may have injectable drugs that slow the process of cell death in the brain and other organs."

[verga]

Great Episode!

[I want the USA back]

Obviously the headline was going to say “back from the dead.”
No copywriter can resist that.

The reality is that there is no “back from the dead.” Death is that which is final. If someone is resuscitated, that person was NOT DEAD.

[I want the USA back]

“We may have injectable drugs that slow the process of cell death in the brain and other organs.”

That won’t work when the heart is stopped.

[Freeport]

Ding ding ding! We have a winner!!!! Hahahahahahahah!

[Venturer]

The story doesn’t make sense. If they had such drugs they would have to inject them in the first 4 minutes. If they inject the drugs in the firt 4 minutes why woiuld they wait 24 hrs to save the body.

I guess you could say they were repairing it with operations for 24 hrs. This could work for young accident victims , but for us old codgers why bother.?

[millerph]

If the heart isn’t beating these “cell death preventing” drugs can’t get to the cells. So even if this becomes possible the person would have to be in a hospital or have cpr started quickly.

[B4Ranch]

>>The soul isn’t going to hang around.<<

Isn’t that what Democrats are? Soulless?

[laplata]

>>The soul isn’t going to hang around.<<

Isn’t that what Democrats are? Soulless?

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Thanks. I was sleepy/slow last night. :)