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Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 19:06:13 EST
Subject: Down time on ice

In a message dated 12/18/01 2:02:13 AM Pacific Standard Time, 
 writes:

> There was recently a 
>  newspaper story of a Scandinavian teenager who fell into freezing water 
and 
>  was trapped beneath the ice. By the time she was pulled out, she had had 
no 
>  breathing or heartbeat for six hours [At least that's how long I remember, 
>  does anyone on cryonet have a good reference for this story?]. She was 
>  warmed up, recovered fully, and now leads a completely normal life.

I find this hard to believe. The limit is for a child in ice water and it is 
a little over two hours. This is a JAMA reference but I don't have it at 
hand. Six hours would be a miracle.

Mike Darwin

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