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I'm a little confused by the text. Can this be used to sustain someone indefinitely without breathing?

• mattzito 13y ago
  It seems like that might be eventually possible, but for now the technology is limited to a few minutes - like until an airway passage could be cleared.
• KeliNorth 13y ago
  Nope. It gives the body/brain the O2 it needs to survive for a while, but CO2 will still build up, leading to: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_acidosis http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Respiratory_acidosis Probably. So a life-saving measure in extreme circumstances, but certainly not something you can use indefinitely.
• rytis 13y ago
  "It could sustain patients between 15 and 30 minutes after experiencing respiratory failure."