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Q: There is very little research on just how long the body of a brain-dead person can be maintained. The discussion of brain death dates back to the 1950s in France with six patients who were kept alive for between two and 26 days without blood flow to the brain. This generated the idea that perhaps there's a second way to die, because these patients will eventually die, Greene-Chandos said. ANSWER: For Each Minute Your Brain Does Not Receive Oxygen, Your Chances Of Living Gets Reduced So A persons brain can live for about 7 Minutes without oxygen Edit Share to: Originally Answered: How long can a person live without a heartbeat? The heartbeat is the sound the heart valves' closing makes as the heart contracts and pushes oxygenated blood out to the aorta to supply oxygen to the body and deoxygenated blood to the pulmonary artery into the lungs to pick up more oxygen. The brain can survive for 4 minutes without oxygen, then brain cells start dying. So if there is no heartbeat, the heart is not contracting, the blood is not circulating through the body, and there is no oxygen supply. Other tissues and organs can live longer without oxygen. For example an arm or leg can survive up to 6 hours. That is why if there is a deep cut or wound, a tourniquet can be applied to stop the flow of blood to a limb for several hours if needed. He has been in a coma for 2 days and is on a life support machine. The only sign of any brain activity so far is that he is taking some independent breaths. How long can someone go without oxygen before there is brain damage ? If someone has been without oxygen for 15 minutes is there any hope that they can wake from a coma without any brain damage. A: Lack of oxygen in the brain will cause permanent brain damage in as little as four minutes. Another four to six minutes without the brain receiving blood will result in increased brain damage, coma and then death. hi my mum fell down the stairs and was pronouncd dead but was brought back by paramedics, she is now on critical care unit, she was without oxygen to the brain for around 10 mins, have been told today she has swollen brain, but still has not come round after drugs to induce the coma thursday, am just hoping and praying she comes round. How long can a brain last without oxygen - How long can the brain go without oxygen before damage occurs? About 4 hours. From multiple studies with stroke, permanent brain damage occurs after three hours of interruption of blood supply. So are there any alternatives to life without air? Well, yes. You can try bending the rules a little by breathing a liquid instead. Not pure liquid oxygen: at -200C, it would turn you into a human popsicle from the inside out and shatter your lungs the moment you tried to breathe. Instead, fluids that are rich in dissolved oxygen. How long can a person go without oxygen before he or she is brain dead? A: A person can only go 3 to 4 minutes without oxygen before they areconsidered brain dead. After 5-6 minutes more without oxygen, a person dies. Full Answer > Depending on circumstances, brains can live for various lengths of time w o oxygen 27 mar 2016in general, the brain withstand up to three six minutes without go half an hour and still survive in situations like this. 13 jun 2016 indeed, your brain can be injured even when nothing comes into contact with your head. 11 jan 2016 how does the brain get the oxygen it needs to surv Query: how long can you live without oxygen to brain
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A persons brain can live for about 7 Minutes without oxygen.