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After the heart stops how long will the brain continue to work?
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Cardiac arrest: There are no hard and fast rules and if the body is significantly cooled the brain can last longer than we used to think it could. This is why we're beginning to chill cardiac arrest patients when appropriate. In general after a couple of minutes of no blood flow nothing is likely to be coming back. After a minute, maybe......
Answered 9/3/2017
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