X-Message-Number: 17364 Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2001 16:12:35 -0700 From: Jerry Lemler <> Subject: Successful case! On Wednesday, August 22, 2001, Alcor welcomed our 48th biostasis patient, Alcor member A-1894. This was our sixth consecutive neurovitrification case, this patient also benefitting from arresting at our local hospice/hospital with the Alcor rescue team and its equipment at bedside. The team was additionally bolstered by the presence of professional medically-trained Florida-based personnel, Dr. Howard Gleichman and Dr. Todd Soard. A-1894 was successfully intubated and oxygenated, and he received the full complement of Alcor's medication protocol. Cardiopulmonary stabilization was achieved without incident, and external cooling was most successful. The patient's "core" temperature approximately one hour after pronouncement, as measured by naso-pharyngeal probe was 27.6 degrees C. Alcor wishes to thank its staff and volunteers for their assistance in this latest suspension-one that may well have raised the bar! We gratefully appreciate the valuable help (alphabetically), of: Jeffery Benjamin, Fred Chamberlain, Linda Chamberlain, Russell Cheney, Bruce Cohen, Mike Darwin, Dr. Howard Gleichman, Hugh Hixon, Dr. Jose Kanshepolsky, Dr. Jerry Lemler, Jessica Lemler, Dr. Todd Soard, and Mathew Sullivan. Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=17364