UFO_Monster Posted June 28, 2012 #1 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (Sorry about the topic title. I couldn't come up with anything without the title being cut off by the character limit.) This may seem like something out of a science fiction movie: researchers have designed microparticles that can be injected directly into the bloodstream to quickly oxygenate your body, even if you can't breathe anymore. It's one of the best medical breakthroughs in recent years, and one that could save millions of lives every year.The invention, developed by a team at Boston Children's Hospital, will allow medical teams to keep patients alive and well for 15 to 30 minutes despite major respiratory failure. This is enough time for doctors and emergency personnel to act without risking a heart attack or permanent brain injuries in the patient. http://gizmodo.com/5...thout-breathing It can increase the likelihood of keeping patients alive? I think it's a wonderful invention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
diablo_04 Posted June 28, 2012 #2 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I can see a military use of this in the near future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ashotep Posted June 28, 2012 #3 Share Posted June 28, 2012 This sounds like a great invention, brain damage is a problem in people that are deprived of oxygen for very long. Wonder how it could be used lets say to help us live in Mars thin atmosphere? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skookum Posted June 28, 2012 #4 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Maybe it could be used for deep sea diving. If you don't breath air you can't get compressed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
behaviour??? Posted June 28, 2012 #5 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I donot think non availability of oxygen would keep us away from breathing We would still continue the process, even if there is nothing available, desperately, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timothy Posted June 28, 2012 #6 Share Posted June 28, 2012 (edited) Hopefully we will see this at the consumer level in the near future - an easily administered life saving injection available at chemists etc. Edit: OOOOH or for a day of diving at the beach! No threat from drowning while surfing. C'mon leisure pack - available at all good stores. Edited June 28, 2012 by Timonthy 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted June 28, 2012 #7 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Does this mean in the distant future instead of a lung transplant we could have lung removals and a lifetime of oxygen injections? Maybe this could eventually be available in tablet form. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skookum Posted June 28, 2012 #8 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I donot think non availability of oxygen would keep us away from breathing We would still continue the process, even if there is nothing available, desperately, right? Free divers train their bodies so they can hold their breath for minutes. Still I wouldn't like to try it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calibeliever Posted June 28, 2012 #9 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I wonder if this could aid in high altitude situations? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Picturesque Orion Posted June 28, 2012 #10 Share Posted June 28, 2012 Does this mean in the distant future instead of a lung transplant we could have lung removals and a lifetime of oxygen injections? Maybe this could eventually be available in tablet form. Tablet form? How would you talk then? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Fluffs Posted June 28, 2012 #11 Share Posted June 28, 2012 I read about this on The Flood. A tasty future we have indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbondo Posted June 28, 2012 #12 Share Posted June 28, 2012 What people seldom think about is that an unborn baby doesn't breath at all until it's born. Of course the mother is breathing for both, but it's still amazing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little_dreamer Posted June 29, 2012 #13 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Living in L.A. at its finest.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thelasthotrod Posted June 29, 2012 #14 Share Posted June 29, 2012 this is all we need Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aus Der Box Skeptisch Posted June 29, 2012 #15 Share Posted June 29, 2012 This is great. This is something I've been thinking about for about a year now. I'm glad to see this breakthrough. Go science. :cheer: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csspwns Posted June 29, 2012 #16 Share Posted June 29, 2012 no more drowning 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
27vet Posted June 29, 2012 #17 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Now would that person have to be sedated? Would it support someone thrashing about? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
St. Jimmy Posted June 29, 2012 #18 Share Posted June 29, 2012 (edited) I really like this invention. It could be useful during first aid, resuscitation, or lifesaving in general. Edited June 29, 2012 by St. Jimmy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WillSoMysterious Posted June 29, 2012 #19 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Does this mean in the distant future instead of a lung transplant we could have lung removals and a lifetime of oxygen injections? Maybe this could eventually be available in tablet form. Maybe these tablets might start on the black market, and come in different forms, such as Oxy-rocks (which I am trademarking now by the way), Oxtasy, Oxcaine, and after indulging in all of that, we can the go and smoke some O. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted June 29, 2012 #20 Share Posted June 29, 2012 Maybe these tablets might start on the black market, and come in different forms, such as Oxy-rocks (which I am trademarking now by the way), Oxtasy, Oxcaine, and after indulging in all of that, we can the go and smoke some O. They all sound like detergent boosters to me? You been snorting Vanish Oxi Action again? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaikou Posted June 30, 2012 #21 Share Posted June 30, 2012 They all sound like detergent boosters to me? You been snorting Vanish Oxi Action again? Yeah, now my nose hairs are whiter than ever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJsDietFitness Posted June 30, 2012 #22 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Damn! Think of the military opportunities with this stuff.....I'm sure there will be a new shot in the seal kit.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Junior Chubb Posted June 30, 2012 #23 Share Posted June 30, 2012 Yeah, now my nose hairs are whiter than ever. Lol. so are mine, but that's through old age. Nothing worse then grey nostril hair. How did I get so off topic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aztek Posted July 6, 2012 #24 Share Posted July 6, 2012 wow, cool stuf very good fire safety gadget, when it is smoky, no o2, hot, use that to breathe and get out, that is lots of live ppl out, most death in fire is from smoke, rather than fire. same with drowning, divers can use it too, no scuba gear, imo that should make their life easyer, thou imo, it wouldn't stop nitrogen bubbles in blood to form, but i could be wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Sam Posted July 7, 2012 #25 Share Posted July 7, 2012 This is why I love science so much, so many new inventions that an save lives and possibly extend their lives as well. Some inventions also makes it much easier to complete tasks, but I think we shouldn't forget how to do the tasks without this technology or we will be in a sorry state if we loose this technology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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