Tag Archives: Emergency Medicine

The double standard about cryonics

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Aschwin de Wolf

One of the most predictable features of public debates about cryonics is that those arguing in favor of cryonics are held to more rigorous standards than those seeking conventional medical treatment. Advocates of cryonics do not just have to prove … Continue reading →

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Placing “In Case of Emergency” numbers in your cell phone

Posted on May 2, 2009 by Fred and Linda Chamberlain

At the hospital where Linda works, nurses and other employees swap many ‘helpful hints’ via email, and one of these ideas recently circulated seemed to be a technique cryonicists could use to increase the chances that their suspension organizations would … Continue reading →

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Cryonics sets example for emergency medicine

Posted on November 19, 2008 by Aschwin de Wolf

One of the most neglected aspects of cryonics is that its procedures, and the research to support them, can have important practical applications in mainstream fields such as organ preservation and emergency medicine. Contrary to popular opinion, cryonics does not … Continue reading →

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Cryonics as an elective medical procedure

Posted on July 24, 2008 by Aschwin de Wolf

The two most popular technical arguments against human cryopreservation are that cryonics causes irreversible freezing damage and that the delay between pronouncement of legal death and the start of cryonics procedures causes irreversible injury to the brain. Such arguments can … Continue reading →

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