Treating the Dead

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."

In other news...

[Dragon By Proxy]

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

Traditional Chinese Medicine Recognizes This

[Andrew Tanenbaum]

This has been long known by traditional chinese medical practitioners, who recognized that occidental materialist medicine was doing it wrong.

Re:In other news...

[martinX]

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

Breaking news...

[Anonymous Coward]

It's not the fall off a tall building that kills you, so much as the sudden deceleration at the point you reach the sidewalk.

(Yeah, I know what the article's saying, but I couldn't resist.)

Re:Not completely new

[tomhudson]

"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 ...

Re:FP!!!!

[Short Circuit]

Now give me some oxygen!

For a post like that? Don't hold your breath...

Re:This was discovered in the US?

[Radi-0-head]

How our school's aren't producing scientifically oriented graduates.

Grammatically-oriented graduates, either...

Re:What about the brain though.

[tomhudson]

"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 ...

Re:In other news...

[skoaldipper]

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 [wikimedia.org] to this [wikimedia.org]?

Re:I'm continually amazed at

[zCyl]

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.

Falling does not kill you

[goombah99]

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

whoa

[circletimessquare]

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

with the panel that reads "RESURRECT FOR FREE"?

Doesn't work on the dead

[Grapes4Buddha]

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.

It's true

[Cervantes]

Just like "It's not the fall that kills you, it's the sudden stop at the end."

Or my favourite:
Q: "Did you hear?? Johnny fell 20 stories and LIVED!"
A: "Really? That's amazing!"
Q: "Yeah, unfortunately it was off a 21 story building..."

Re:I'm continually amazed at

[Kenshin]

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.

Re:Falling does not kill you

[hobo sapiens]

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!

Re:I'm continually amazed at

[WindBourne]

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.

Re:Make it simpler....

[hackerdownunder]

I forget the actual numbers

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

Re:This was discovered in the US?

[Mantrid42]

Huang, Ahmad, Silvfast, Skifvars, Vanden Hoek, Khan - all good American names :)

KHAAAAANNN!! YOU... RESUSCITATED... MY... SON!!

Night of the living patients...

[fahrbot-bot]

Unfortunately, I hear the surviving test patients all had strange cravings for "brains" after reviving. George Romero was called in to consult...

Re:Makes a little bit of sense. . .

[Bromskloss]

Another important thing to note is that the rate of compressions is 100/min.

This is a tech site, we use SI! That would be 1.7 Hz.

For the tempo, think "Another One Bites the Dust"

I counted, it fits nicely!

Verse
*breath* *breath*
Chorus
*breath* *breath*
Verse
*breath* *breath*
Chorus
*breath* *breath*

Wohoo, it's a good grove! I could go on all day. What? Oh, you're fine now? And it hurts? OK, I understand...

Re:oxygen doesn't kill people, bad doctors do

[6Yankee]

IANAMD,but they teach you in elementary school that sells can survive many hours

Thank Christ. I'd be worried if an MD couldn't spell "cells".

Difficult to do...

[Khyber]

"This is faster than you think and believe it or not is incredibly difficult to do. For the tempo, think "Another One Bites the Dust"

Must not be that hard for musicians then, especially us drummers. 240 BPM chest compressions, no problem!! Lemme just put both of my feet on 'em, I'll play 'em like a kick drum with dual pedals!

Re:Make it simpler....

[bhtooefr]

So, the question is, can this procedure be used on AACS to make it alive again? :P

Re:What about the brain though.

[kalirion]

Stop relying on your brain so much and start thinking with your GUT. I have it on the best authority that there are more nerve endings in the gut than in the head.