X-Message-Number: 5590 From: (Brian Wowk) Newsgroups: sci.cryonics Subject: Re: Short term preservation? Date: 13 Jan 96 00:29:01 GMT Message-ID: <> References: <4d3ldu$> In <4d3ldu$> (John Santry) writes: JS>If a person were afflicted with an incurable disease, but had reason to JS>believe that this disease would be curable within, say, ten years, would there JS>be any options available using current technology to keep this person JS>preserved for a finite period, with a reasonable prognosis for revival? No. JS>I have read in your FAQs that animals have been suspended and revived after JS>short periods of time; has anyone tried to see how long an animal can be kept JS>suspended at low, but not actually freezing cold, temperatures, and then JS>successfully revived? The survival limit for large mammals (dogs) in hypothermic circulatory arrest is now out around 8 hours. It's a tough problem. JS>I assume this would be high-maintenance procedure compared to "traditional" JS>suspension, and therefore much more expensive. JS>Or is there a "2001" style of suspended animation in the works anywhere? JS>Again, expensive, but it would sidestep the legally-dead issue (right?). I agree that this would be a wonderful technology (even if very expensive), and it would have medical applications going far beyond cryonics. Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be in the cards anytime soon. Good questions, though. *************************************************************************** Brian Wowk CryoCare Foundation 1-800-TOP-CARE President Your Gateway to the Future http://www.cryocare.org/cryocare/ Rate This Message: http://www.cryonet.org/cgi-bin/rate.cgi?msg=5590