Episode 1.05 Spoilers

[Sarah]

Thanxs it did help a lot. I was just confused on why you called it a "Russian Roulette"

 

[BrisMel]

Brisa was the one who originally said it, but I think that's what they meant (what I said in my post earlier).

 

[Sarah]

Thanxs anyways for trying to expain it to me.

 

[2Xanders]

Originally posted by BrisMel
I think what is trying to be said is..."flatlining" is like playing Russian Roulette; you don't know what will happen (ie. you live or you die).

And some people, when brought back to life, end up having brain damage because they were gone for so long (after a certain amount of time, if your heart..or something..doesn't start working again, then you run the risk of getting brain damage).

Hope that helps a little...? 🙂

The brain can go for about 3-5 mintues without oxygen before serious permanant damage occurs, naturally shorter times can result in damage as well. The bigger danger in stopping the heart for any length of time is the possibility that you just can't get it to start working again. If re-starting the heart were a foolproof process then "flatlining" (not sure how it would be done) would be totally safe, assuming you start it up right away again.

 

[Sarah]

😱 Whoa you know alot of about this stuff 😱