Comments on: There’s something different about being blown up

By: Mike-SMO

Mike-SMO — Thu, 22 Nov 2018 21:27:57 +0000

I didn’t see a mention of post traumatic hypothermia treatment.

A step-son had a prolonged cardiac arrest after a minor heart attack. Long enough that the normal ER response would have been to call for “Time of Death”. The device used dropped his core temperature to approximately 90 degrees for 12+ hours. There were some side issues with drug reactions and infection but his mental functions seem to have been preserved.

The cooling seems to [or was intended to] have arrested some of the degenerative changes that occur after the initial anoxic insult.

Might something similar be of use after and explosive insult?

By: Kirk

Kirk — Sun, 04 Nov 2018 04:30:58 +0000

There is no doubt that the things that make us what we are are delicate and fragile phenomenon, and that they can be disrupted all too easily. It is perhaps the most frightening prospect, as you go through life–Losing what is “you”, and knowing it. An acquaintance of mine was going through the early stages of Alzheimer’s, and it was agonizing to watch the realizations he was hit with, losing himself. After a certain point, where he’d lost enough, it was a lot easier for him, and he was happier, not being able to remember being “him”. Tragic for anyone who knew him, though…

By: Faze

Faze — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 21:35:43 +0000

“The brain is delicate; take care of it!”

Something to think about when considering experimentation with psychedelics – as is sometimes advocated here.

By: Handle

Handle — Sat, 03 Nov 2018 17:26:32 +0000

I was in a bad, head-banging explosion about 15 years ago in Iraq. Since I was able to walk, just ‘dazed’, for a while, no one thought about any kind of special treatment. At the time I felt I bounced back pretty quick. But I soon realized it took about 15 IQ points off (fortunately I had plenty to spare), especially with regards to memory and recall, and apart from the normal decline in fluidity and speed with age. The brain is delicate; take care of it!