[thesheriff443]

There are times when people have their heart stopped and are kept alive by a heart and lung machine so these people are clinically dead and brought back to life when their heart us restarted or a transplanted heart is re started.

Then there are people who hearts stops for 10 minutes they get their heart restarted and have no brain damage.

More studies needed.

[user104658]

Originally Posted by thesheriff443

There are times when people have their heart stopped and are kept alive by a heart and lung machine so these people are clinically dead and brought back to life when their heart us restarted or a transplanted heart is re started.

Then there are people who hearts stops for 10 minutes they get their heart restarted and have no brain damage.

More studies needed.

In the first case, a machine is doing the job of the heart. In the second case, people who have gone into full cardiac arrest... Only if CPR has been being done for those 10 minutes, in which case, a person is doing the job of the heart. Blood / oxygen are still getting to the brain.

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Toy Soldier

a person is doing the job of the heart.

I honestly never knew that this is why CPR works, and now I feel silly.

[Marsh.]

Originally Posted by Withano

I honestly never knew that this is why CPR works, and now I feel silly.

What did you think the point of chest compressions was?

[Withano]

Originally Posted by Marsh.

What did you think the point of chest compressions was?

I never thought about it before! It was always just a thing that worked, I didn't question it! But its so obvious now that i feel so thick haha.