2006-12-30 16:12:51 · 8 answers · asked by Chris S 1 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Respiratory Diseases
After 4 min. without oxygen, brain damage starts to occur.
2006-12-31 12:36:46 · answer #1 · answered by CJBig 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Brain damage can start to occur after a couple of minutes. However, in the medical profession, a doctor will try to resucitate a patient for 20 minutes.
(The heart beats -- blood moves throughout the body, including the brain. The blood provides oxygen to the brain).
2007-01-03 22:13:08 · answer #2 · answered by Katherine L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has been medically proven the brain can suffer damage in as little as 2 minutes.
2006-12-31 00:20:42 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 min brain cells start to die, 3 mins-serious brain damage, 10 mins- many cells have died and patient will not likely recover, 15 mins-death or no recovery at all, veggie state.
2006-12-31 00:23:39 · answer #4 · answered by Ames 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 min: brain cell begin to die, but survival is still possible
3 min: serious brain damage likely
10 min: many brain cells have died; patient is unlikely to recover
15 min: recovery is virtually impossible
2006-12-31 03:15:19 · answer #5 · answered by mob 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 min
2006-12-31 00:20:12 · answer #6 · answered by smart-crazy 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
less than 4 minutes
2006-12-31 00:42:31 · answer #7 · answered by late appointment 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Depends on the temperature.
2006-12-31 00:25:26 · answer #8 · answered by solara 437 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋