X-Message-Number: 14385 Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2000 20:28:16 -0400 (EDT) From: Ruthanna R Gordon <> Subject: Re: CryoNet #14362 - #14369 > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message #14364 > Date: Thu, 24 Aug 2000 12:30:51 -0400 > From: "Raphael T. Haftka" <> > Subject: Any work on brain cooling during CPR? > > Cooling heads during CPR? > > The mother of one of my colleagues had a cardiac arrest at age 64. She was > resuscitated after 25 minutes of CPR, but by then brain damage was so > extensive that she was considered brain dead after a few days. > > I wondered if any work has been done on cooling people heads during CPR? My partner Sarah (an EMT) responds: 'CPR is almost inevitably done in the field while waiting for back-up. Once they have access to technology, they have access to a defibrilator.' It's my guess that adding in cooling at that point would just delay the restarting of the heart. Long Life, Ruthanna Gordon Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=14385