X-Message-Number: 5590
From:  (Brian Wowk)
Newsgroups: sci.cryonics
Subject: Re: Short term preservation?
Date: 13 Jan 96 00:29:01 GMT
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References: <4d3ldu$>

In <4d3ldu$>  (John Santry) writes:

JS>If a person were afflicted with an incurable disease, but had reason to 

JS>believe that this disease would be curable within, say, ten years, would 
there 
JS>be any options available using current technology to keep this person 
JS>preserved for a finite period, with a reasonable prognosis for revival?

	No.

JS>I have read in your FAQs that animals have been suspended and revived after 

JS>short periods of time; has anyone tried to see how long an animal can be kept
JS>suspended at low, but not actually freezing cold, temperatures, and then 
JS>successfully revived?

	The survival limit for large mammals (dogs) in hypothermic 
circulatory arrest is now out around 8 hours.  It's a tough problem.	

JS>I assume this would be high-maintenance procedure compared to "traditional" 
JS>suspension, and therefore much more expensive.

JS>Or is there a "2001" style of suspended animation in the works anywhere?  
JS>Again, expensive, but it would sidestep the legally-dead issue (right?).

	I agree that this would be a wonderful technology (even if
very expensive), and it would have medical applications going far
beyond cryonics.  Unfortunately it doesn't seem to be in the cards
anytime soon.  Good questions, though.

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