This article continues my survey of some of the various forms of legal protection for cryonics patients. The previous article examined laws that directly affect
As documented in David M. Friedman’s The Immortalists: Charles Lindbergh, Dr. Alexis Carrel, and Their Daring Quest to Live Forever, Lindbergh and Carrel considered the
One of the most neglected aspects of cryonics is that its procedures, and the research to support them, can have important practical applications in mainstream
The question of whether cryonics “works” or not is too general and hides the point that progressive breakthroughs can make the concept more plausible. Human
An important objective during stabilization of cryonics patients is restoring circulation of blood to the brain. In ideal cases, this can be achieved by aggressive
As discussed in a previous post, perfusion of the brain following long-term (>5 min) ischemia has been shown to be significantly compromised, particularly in subcortical
The idea that cryonics does not involve the freezing of “dead” people but is form of low temperature care to prevent death is almost as
H.P. Lovecraft’s Herbert West is a man of science, not superstition. Following Ernst Haeckel, he believes that “all life is a chemical and psychical process,”
Conventional CPR typically generates around one-third to one-fourth of normal cardiac output, which is not sufficient to meet cerebral energy demands. In cryonics patients, cardiac
The best non-invasive indicator of cardiac output and oxygenation during cardiopulmonary support (CPS) is end tidal carbon dioxide (ETCO2). ETCO2 is the partial pressure of