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It sounds like something out of Star Wars - doctors are to attempt to save the lives of ten patients by putting them in ‘suspended animation’, when they are neither alive or dead. The procedure - which has been likened to what happened to Hans Solo in the Star Wars movie - will see all of the patients’ blood being replaced with cold saline solution, meaning their bodies will quickly cool to 10C and almost all cellular activity will stop.
http://www.dailymail.co....uspended-animation.html
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This is not that new a procedure. The problem is though there is a limit to how long the cerebral tissue can remain cooled before it starts degenerating.I have seen surgeries done where the patient is cooled for up to 2 hours, but nothing longer than that.
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Tomic wrote.. When they are neither alive or dead.. Their bodies will quickly cool to 10c and almost all cellular activity will stop... Thats how i would describe my ex wifes ... 
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