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.
Answer: Just like you can hold your breath for a minute or two without having brain damage, patients in cardiac arrest can go a minute or two (actually a lot longer than that) without taking a breath. What cardiac arrest patients really need is for that blood to get flowing again. Any delay in blood flow reduces survival.