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Treating the Dead

Posted by kdawson on from the pining-for-the-fjords dept.

FlyByPC writes "According to a NewsWeek article, oxygen deprivation doesn't kill patients as much as the resumption of oxygen does. This discovery could bring about new ways of resuscitating people whose hearts have stopped."

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  1. In other news... by Dragon+By+Proxy · · Score: 5, Funny

    Parrots have recently been discovered to follow this exact same pattern during periods of deprivation from their beloved fjords.

    1. Re:In other news... by martinX · · Score: 3, Funny

      Note to you: http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=5775099474 392087542&q=Monty+Python's+%22Dead+Parrot%22 . here ya go.

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    2. Re:In other news... by skoaldipper · · Score: 3, Funny

      we should aim to reduce oxygen uptake, slow metabolism and adjust the blood chemistry for gradual and safe reperfusion.
      So, a slow Rip Van Winkle type recovery process instead?

      God forbid, and hypothetically speaking, a heart attack victim from an ambulance ride to finally waking in a hospital recovery room days later could go from this to this?
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  2. Re:Not completely new by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Funny

    "I recall reading an article in Science News late 70's or early 80's about some research showing it was the blood vessels in the brain spasming that lead to brain death."

    ... that's a hang-over. You just WISH you were dead ...

  3. Re:FP!!!! by Short+Circuit · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now give me some oxygen! For a post like that? Don't hold your breath...
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  4. Re:What about the brain though. by tomhudson · · Score: 5, Funny

    "It does not do any good to have a working body if I am still brain dead at the end of the process."

    Why not? George Bush choked to death on a pretzel a few years ago, and nobody's noticed the difference ...

  5. Re:I'm continually amazed at by zCyl · · Score: 4, Funny

    and would possibly change how we look at the actual moment of death. Might this also be helpful in cryogenics? or how many other branches of medicine?

    Don't hold your breath...

    And if you do, don't stop.
  6. Falling does not kill you by goombah99 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Balance deprivation does not kill you, it's the sudden restoration of terra firma that does.

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    1. Re:Falling does not kill you by hobo+sapiens · · Score: 4, Funny

      It was a grave mistake to make such a stiff joke. I cadaver get excited about jokes like that. Oh well, we have to commend you for the undertaking.

      Hot cha cha cha cha!

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  7. whoa by circletimessquare · · Score: 4, Funny

    anyone else get the world of warcraft ad above this story?

    with the panel that reads "RESURRECT FOR FREE"?

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  8. Doesn't work on the dead by Grapes4Buddha · · Score: 3, Funny

    This only works on the mostly dead. If someone's all dead, there's only one thing to do -- rifle through their pockets for loose change.

  9. Re:I'm continually amazed at by Kenshin · · Score: 5, Funny

    I remember a radio show where they were saying you could freeze them over and over again, without any adverse effects.

    I'm certain they would be fairly pissed-off.

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  10. Re:I'm continually amazed at by WindBourne · · Score: 5, Funny

    Do it slowly enough and they never notice. It was when I tried to microwave one that it got really pissed and blew up on me.

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  11. Re:Make it simpler.... by hackerdownunder · · Score: 4, Funny

    I forget the actual numbers 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0
    There you go.