Trying to get through to the Groome Transportation Macon Office on the phone is PURE HELL. I have been the first caller in line for 45 minutes on several occasions. They have 2 other phone numbers but one the mail box is full and the... More
A: Lack of oxygen in the brain will cause permanent brain damage in as little as four minutes. Another four to six minutes without the brain receiving blood will result in increased brain damage, coma and then death.
Without oxygen, the brain's cells cannot metabolize glucose, and therefore cannot convert glucose into energy. When your brain is deprived of oxygen, then, the ultimate cause of brain death is inadequate energy to power the brain's cells.