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How long can someone's heart stop and there is still a chance for full recovery?
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Depends: Without oxygen from a beating heart, brain damage begins in roughly 4 minutes. But if chest compressions are begun immediately after the heart stops beating, the time to brain damage cane be extended significantly... Which is why early CPR is so important.
Answered 6/10/2014
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4min: If the body temp is very low the above time can be longer it takes 4 min or longer for brain damage which might have difficulty recovering vs heart.
Answered 12/6/2014
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