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I have the original article, appeared in OMNI magazine. Without
circulatory access, there is no way to cool the brain rapidly enough.
Conduction through the skull is not nearly fast enough. A major
limitation is that if you use a really cold gas, you freeze the outer
flesh. I'd have to look it up, but I believe there were fluids introduced
through the carotids and jugulars. Cannulation of these is
<i><u>incredibly</u></i> difficult, so such a device needs a skilled
operator. If it were available and worked, we would surely use
it!<br><br>
At 10:30 AM 12/13/2004, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite><font face="arial" size=2>"By
the way I saw a story on a sat feed about 20 years ago of a CO2 cooled
helmet to rapidly cool the brain<br>
to beat the 4 minute factor from body temp to 32."<br>
</font> <br>
<font face="arial" size=2>Couldn;t this be a handy household device to
have around for people who live in rural areas? It can take qute some
time for an ambulance to respond to a heart attack or similar problem in
such a situation. </font></blockquote></body>
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