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Monthly Archives: March 2011
Last Aid as First Aid for Cryonicists, Part 4
In situations where irreversibility has been established by a properly executed medical directive not to pursue cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) or defibrillation (especially in cases where the patient is of advanced age, in poor health, or is terminally), it still necessary to objectively determine and document cardiopulmonary arrest. Continue reading
Poisoning the Well: “Mom in Love & Daddy in Space”
We had arrived ahead of our host, and it was starting to rain. We were unprepared for the rain, and it wasn’t just a matter our getting a little damp; there was the laptop computer to consider, and all the other “personal electronic” devices, now essential to survival in the 21st century. Unfortunately, the two men dressed completely in black, guarding the entryway with automatic weapons, seemed disinclined to be moved by our plight. A few calls over the building’s intercom secured us entrance, and a short time later the Oligarch who we were there to meet arrived and escorted us into the office suite, to carry on the day’s discussions. The discussions were long and unproductive – at least from my point of view. My position was that cryonics required a dynamic and coherent philosophy, coupled to an organizational framework that would sustain it, through what I believed were very difficult times to come. The others were more interested in the brass tacks of business than the golden words of philosophy. Continue reading
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Last Aid as First Aid for Cryonicists, Part 3
By Mike Darwin Sudden Death and Unexpected Death: Is there a Difference and Does it Matter? Most cryonicists understand what sudden death is: it is cardiac arrest due to sudden cardiac arrest (SCA), rapidly fatal stroke, accident, homicide, and yes, even … Continue reading