Human patient put in suspended animation for the first time

[Danja]

Scientists (and sci-fi fans) have been talking about suspended animation for years. The idea that the functions of the human body can somehow be put on "pause" while life-saving medical procedures are performed (or a person is sent into space, a la Alien) has long seemed untenable -- until now. According to New Scientist, doctors have successfully placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, in a trial that could have an enormous influence on the future of emergency room surgery.

https://news.yahoo.com/2019-11-20-human-patient-put-in-suspended-animation-for-the-first-time.html

 

[StarCruiser]

That's the first step on a long road...

 

[publiusr]

Biolation, as it is called today.

Module
https://www.universetoday.com/14405...-long-journeys-theyd-need-smaller-spacecraft/

Now, what you have here is best called "human hibernation"
https://www.nextbigfuture.com/2019/...y-cool-and-suspend-bodies-during-surgery.html

True suspended animation would need vitrification, so as to avoid ice from forming into tiny molecular knives.

The problem, ironically is oxygen. We need it for immediate respiration--but over time--it kills us. This s why we use anti-oxidants, after all--to fight biological rust. Oxygen and water are DNA's worst foes--and yet--we need both
http://english.spbu.ru/news/3247-to...nd-water-and-there-is-nothing-we-can-do-about

You need to remove as much from the body as you can--but flood it back instantly for reanimation to anything vitri-frozen.

A book on the subject was written by Prehoda--but it is probably out of date.
https://alcor.org/Library/html/RobertPrehoda.html

 

[XCV330]

Scientists (and sci-fi fans) have been talking about suspended animation for years. The idea that the functions of the human body can somehow be put on "pause" while life-saving medical procedures are performed (or a person is sent into space, a la Alien) has long seemed untenable -- until now. According to New Scientist, doctors have successfully placed humans in suspended animation for the first time, in a trial that could have an enormous influence on the future of emergency room surgery.

https://news.yahoo.com/2019-11-20-human-patient-put-in-suspended-animation-for-the-first-time.html

It sounds interesting. seems like they don't know how long the process could last for, but since they need it for surgeries, they aren't pushing it.