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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Oxygen is Bad For You: Sometimes -
Clinical Death, Cell Death, and
Refrigeration as Treatment

Despite the title, the Newsweek article, "To Treat the Dead" is a serious look at how emergency medical procedures may have to be changed.

It turns out that, after four or five minutes, the last thing a victim of heart failure needs is oxygen: and the best treatment may involve refrigeration.

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