2006-12-19 16:42:04 · 17 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Other - Health
yes. that is what is SO AMAZING about the human body. if that person has the will to survive, then i believe u can survive. dont get me wrong, this doesnt happen ALL the time, but those few God watched people do make it out alive. hope this helped. God Bless ♥
2006-12-19 17:01:54 · answer #1 · answered by ○HiD○ 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Andrew,
I hope this means that you are not thinking about becoming another Evel Knievel.
The answer is "no." Doctors learn a little mnemonic device in med school about breaking your neck: "Break C4, Breathe no more."
When you break your spine (which includes your neck), you usually damage your spinal cord. When you break your neck badly enough, you will damage your spinal cord, and depending on where you break it (you have 7 neck vertebrae), you will paralyze different parts of your body. Generally, the higher the break, the more is paralyzed. If you break the fourth vertebrae, you paralyze your diaphragm, and usually you die before you get to the hospital.
Hope you don't even get close to this.
2006-12-20 01:54:30 · answer #2 · answered by eutychusagain 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Do you mean all at once or throughout your lifetime? Either way I think that it is possible. If you break the bones of the spinal column without touching the spinal cord you are in a very very bad situation, but not yet paralyzed or dead.
2006-12-20 00:51:51 · answer #3 · answered by tooqerq 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, but it would be quite painful. Evel Knieval did break many bones in his career and so did Jackie Chan.
2006-12-20 00:44:20 · answer #4 · answered by redunicorn 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Actually its imposible to survive for two main reasons:
1. With any broken bone you bleed and some bones make you bleed more than other
2. You will destroy vital organs so the pronostic ain't good
2006-12-20 00:55:33 · answer #5 · answered by soul_hunter21301 1 · 0⤊ 2⤋
If i am not mistaken Evil Knievel has broken every bone in his body and was still alive .
2006-12-20 00:47:03 · answer #6 · answered by spock1522000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely yes, i have known showjumping rider in asia she was broke the collarbone twice but she still in arena she was compete recently concluded asian game in doha quatar.
2006-12-20 00:56:17 · answer #7 · answered by mario t. reoyan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you'd have a pretty goddamned shitty life with a broken spine.
Did you know that they purposely break the legs of genetically short people so that when it heals, it grows back longer?
2006-12-20 00:46:08 · answer #8 · answered by Synth 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...as long as you don't break them all at the same time.
2006-12-20 03:25:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes but it will render you about 97% disabled.
2006-12-20 00:46:11 · answer #10 · answered by Conrey 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋