Are We Ready For Suspended Animation?

Suspended animation, or cryogenics, is a procedure where the body is drastically cooled down so that human life can be temporarily stopped. How does it work, are we ready for it, and what are the benefits of this procedure? Trace and Tara discusses how a new, approved study will allow for the testing of suspended animation on humans.

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Doctors Say Humans Ready For Suspended Animation
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"By dramatically cooling down the bodies of trauma patients from the inside, surgeons at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh will be the first to use suspended animation techniques to keep patients alive during critical operations."

How Brain Death Works
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"First, one must clarify that everyone dies of 'brain death.'"

Humanity Is Now Officially Ready For Suspended Animation
http://io9.com/humanity-is-now-offici...
"Surgeons from the UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, are set to begin suspended animation trials by dramatically cooling down trauma victims in an effort to keep them alive during critical operations."

Gunshot victims to be suspended between life and death
http://www.newscientist.com/article/m...
"Doctors will try to save the lives of 10 patients with knife or gunshot wounds by placing them in suspended animation, buying time to fix their injuries."

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