On Edge
We're all on edge, right? Will Meredith make it?
That's really all we care about in this episode... I'm guessing.
So many of you brought up an interesting topic.
Even if Meredith does "come back," won't she be brain-damaged?
I remember hearing in my 7th grade CPR class that when the brain is denied oxygen for a certain period of time, the brain is fried. Right? So even if our beloved Ms. Mer returns from her flirtation with the other side, won't she be mashed potatoes?
Of course, not. It's TV, right? But I'm certainly no medical expert, but maybe some of you have some insight.
Then again... The title of the latest episode IS "Some Kind of Miracle." .... Hmmm.
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As much as I love Grey's I think this whole string of episodes was a stretch. I mean, I get the idea that TV is fantasy and the whole notion of "suspension of disbelief," but come on. There is no way someone sould survive that, and if they did, yes their brain would be fried!
I think they said they put her on bypass which gets oxygenated blood to the brain.
ATTENTION ARTHUR FONZERELLI!
I'm Calling Jump the Shark as my wife watches right now. Dream/afterlife sequences are the begining of the end.
I am a Paramedic...maybe I can offer some insight. Submersion accidents which lead to unconsciousness in water colder than 70 degrees F occur with regularity. Oxygen needs are much reduced when the body is cold, therefore a permanent brain damage from low oxygen states may not occur. In other words, when a person is submerged in water that is as cold as that water was, your metabolism kind of puts your body on pause. It maintains oxygen levels in your body/brain, making it very possible for a full recovery. I believe the longest cold water near drowning with a FULL recovery was 60 minutes. Based on the way the show was laid out, I would assume that she was under much less than that. That is why Richard said "she's not dead until she is WARM and dead". It's a common phrase used when talking about the hypothermic patient. Hope this helps!!!