Still Waters Posted August 19, 2013 #1 Share Posted August 19, 2013 An Australian woman has lived to tell the tale after being brought back to life from being clinically dead for 42 minutes, doctors said on Monday. Mother-of-two Vanessa Tanasio, 41, was rushed to Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne last week after a major heart attack, with one of her main arteries fully blocked. She went into cardiac arrest and was declared clinically dead soon after arrival. http://uk.news.yahoo...35.html#vaG2Hw2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted August 19, 2013 #2 Share Posted August 19, 2013 They used a new machine to keep blood flowing to her brain, hence she is fine now. This is why I love science. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orcseeker Posted August 20, 2013 #3 Share Posted August 20, 2013 I saw the news report for this. The machine is like an automatic CPR and pumps down on a chest. She received some bruising but that's nothing to pay for life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKoene Posted August 20, 2013 #4 Share Posted August 20, 2013 And again 42 pops up. "the answer to life the universe and everything" 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libstaK Posted August 20, 2013 #5 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) I saw the news report for this. The machine is like an automatic CPR and pumps down on a chest. She received some bruising but that's nothing to pay for life. Imagine the next generation/s of this machine - it could get small enough and it is a basic enough principle that we could have one on stand by in our home - particularly those with known heart problems / heart disease. Simply brilliant. Edited August 20, 2013 by libstaK 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sundew Posted August 20, 2013 #6 Share Posted August 20, 2013 Guess Josey Wales was wrong when he said, "Dyin' ain't much of a living, boy." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pallidin Posted August 20, 2013 #7 Share Posted August 20, 2013 (edited) EDIT: "snip" Wrong thread for my comment. Edited August 20, 2013 by pallidin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moon Gazer Posted August 20, 2013 #8 Share Posted August 20, 2013 This is absolutely amazing, I also love science, it is astounding at the things we can do. It does also cause a little worry in the back of my mind about how far we have come with medical science and how we are now prolonging life for so many people (which of course is a great thing!) but world population (over population) is a scary thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brlesq1 Posted August 21, 2013 #9 Share Posted August 21, 2013 Great stuff. I'm glad she's alive and better. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ineffectiveArtist Posted August 21, 2013 #10 Share Posted August 21, 2013 That sounds like an odd experence. This is when you can get first hand info on what happens after you die. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grc Posted August 22, 2013 #11 Share Posted August 22, 2013 A very bad situation turned out well. I'm glad for her and her children. Science would be much more helpful if we would research the right things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
klambo Posted August 22, 2013 #12 Share Posted August 22, 2013 That sounds like an odd experence. This is when you can get first hand info on what happens after you die. Whlist this story shows what can be achieved with new technological advancements in medical procedures, it also calls into question whether the term "clinical dead" should be revised,,,,,,,,,,,,,,as clearly this lady didn't actually die she just fufilled the current definition of "clinical dead". It wasn't so long ago that people were decalred dead when their heart stopped.........but now we know that whilst a stopped heart can induce death it is certainly not at the point where a patient actually dies. The same applies to this lady her condition would certainly induce death.........but it wasn't the point where she actually died. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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