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My foster brother has a track he coded the other day and it took 30 min to revieve him his body temp dropped below normal and the xray show no swellin?

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Cardiac arrest: Thirty minutes of arrest is a very long time. Hypothermia suggests brain injury. There are therapies directed at saving neurological function with induced hypothermia. A good sign cerebral edema has not occurred supportive care prognosis guarded. I hope things go favorably.

Answered 3/26/2013

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