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.
Humans need oxygen to provide nutrients to all of the cells in their bodies. If tissues and cells go without oxygen, then they begin to die quickly. For example, brain cells can only go without oxygen for three minutes before they begin to die. After three minutes of no oxygen, permanent brain damage begins to spread throughout the brain's tissues. The body also needs energy in order to function properly.