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		jessriedel on March 24, 2015 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Suspended animation is becoming a life-saving medi... This is impressive. Any know if this is supposed to be just for hearts, or could be used for strokes too?

tsotha on March 24, 2015 [–]

It should be useful for anything doctors can fix if they have the time.

Here's an article from 2014 in which they discuss a trial testing hypothermia for trauma patients who've bled out:

http://www.cnn.com/2014/06/23/tech/innovation/suspended-anim...

jessriedel on March 24, 2015 | [–]

Yea, that was the one I was thinking of in my top reply to brd :)

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