In the UK a trail has started with a portable brain-cooling
device. In the hospitals a larger brain-cooling device are already in use but
in the ambulances. The London air ambulance is the first one who is going to
use a portable Rhinochill machine. Usually it starts after you get to hospital
but now they can start immediately in the ambulance. . The chances of surviving
are increased as well as your chances to survive without brain damage. So far,
it is been used five times and it works by delivering a cold current of air up
the nostrils via tubes, cooling the brain and body.
First of all I want to say that it is still a trial. Only
five patients are being treated with it so you cannot say anything about the
results yet. Anyway medical innovation is important and if it saves lives so
you can’t be against it. My own opinion about this is that I think sometimes
doctors are doing too much to keep patients alive. Sometimes the chances are
low to survive but they keep on going to reanimate you.
For example, our Prince Friso : he is still alive but in
coma. Even if he awakes what chances does he has to live a human life?
Indeed, reanimating people is not the same thing as saving them. I do expect that the cooling of the brain can actually increase the possible survival rate of trauma because it can provide the body of extra recuperation time. As soon as the brain has had too much oxygen loss, permanent brain damage occurs which in its turn can lead to a vegetative state. Playing God is no easy matter. I am glad I am not faced with such life and death matters.
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