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> cold water drowning victims can live again after an hour or more of brain death They don't reach brain death. The cold causes a drop in the oxygen requiremen
by stefantalpalaru 11y ago
> cold water drowning victims can live again after an hour or more of brain death
They don't reach brain death. The cold causes a drop in the oxygen requirements, but the brain keeps on living.
- ciphergoth 11y agoIndeed. If by "brain death" you mean "massive ischemic damage", then cryopreservation under good circumstances also takes place before brain death.