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From: "Gary Tripp" <>
Subject: Re:: The British Situation
Date: Thu, 3 May 2001 07:57:46 -0400

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All though I cannot speak with any authority here, I would speculate that the 
time between death and the application of suspension procedures - perfusion of 
cryprotectants etc - is vitally important. Perhaps the distance between the UK 
and the US makes the chances of a successful cryovitrification extremely 
unlikely and perhaps impossible. Perhaps Alcor is attempting to save our UK 
friends some money.


I think that increasingly technology will focus on the minutes following death 
as a critical window for the success of the entire effort. I'm thinking of more 
than the simple administration of meds and cool down. The wonderful work of Mike
Darwin in this area comes to mind. Perhaps these services can only be rendered 
by a superbly trained emergency team which can be quickly dispatched to the 
scene or cost effectively deployed in standby mode. The logistics of expanding 
coverage to include the UK may be impractical.


How would Alcor respond if a foreigner were to sign up with the provision that 
he/she would move to Arizona in his/her final days of a terminal illness. 

/gary

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