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RE: starship-design: Cryogenic Suspension



> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-starship-design@lists.uoregon.edu
> [mailto:owner-starship-design@lists.uoregon.edu]On Behalf Of Kyle R.
> Mcallister
> Sent: 23 mars, 2001 21:30
> To: starship-design@lists.uoregon.edu
> Subject: Re: starship-design: Cryogenic Suspension
>
>
> At 03:41 PM 3/22/01 -0600, you wrote:
> >Later, when thawed and revived to
> >consciousness, it would hurt. Big deal, death hurts worse. Fine needles
> >actually cause little tissue damage, and in this case the body
> has no time
> >for a histamine response or other trauma. The tiny leaks of
> fluids would be
> >largely repaired in the thawing process, and nearly healed before the
> >subject regains consciousness.
>
> How would the subject be thawed out? At what rate of thawing?
Well, i'd guess as fast as possible 8)
(though, while taking care not to cause tissue damage bc of the temperature
difference)
Injecting hot air/water into the previously used fine needle could work, no?