WOMAN REVIVED AFTER HEART STOPS FOR 6 HOURS

A British woman whose heart stopped beating for six hours was brought back to life. Audrey Schoeman developed severe hypothermia when she was caught in a snowstorm while hiking in the Spanish Pyrenees with her husband in early November. She began having trouble speaking and moving, and fell unconscious. Her condition worsened while waiting for emergency services and her husband Rohan believed she was dead. When the rescue team arrived two hours later, Mrs Schoeman’s body temperature had fallen to 64F degrees (18C). Upon arrival at the hospital, she had no vital signs. But the hypothermia had protected her body and brain from deteriorating while unconscious. Doctors used a machine that removed her blood, infused it with oxygen and sent it back in. Once her body temperature had reached 86F degrees (30C), they used a defibrillator to jump-start her heart six hours after emergency services were first contacted. Mrs. Schoeman was released from hospital 12 days later, with only some lingering issues with the mobility and sensitivity of her hands due to the hypothermia.
* Anyway, that’s her superhero origin story.
* Now, every time you hand her a glass of liquid, it turns into a Slurpee.
* So when you’re caught in a snowstorm, the best thing to do is just chill.
* Worst. Popsicle Toes. Ever.
* It’s a happy ending, but I’m still going to cancel my January trip to the Spanish Pyrenees.
* Makes you wonder about all those people with hypothermia they went ahead and buried.