Carrie Fisher in critical condition

Reports are that she suffered cardiac arrest at the airport and was administered CPR. Unfortunately, it's very rare that someone fully recovers after going into cardiac arrest and is revived by CPR. It takes a lot of time and deprives the brain of oxygen. It's a myth that CPR is very effective at all. I went through something like this with a close friend and that was information I was disappointed to find out. BUT, you never know. If she survives and is stabilized then they might induce hypothermia for about a day and then they'll be able to access brain damage when they warm her up. That's what they did at least for my friend but he didn't have a heart attack. He just went into arrest.

The woman is an international icon.


UPDATE:



If this is true then she would be way past irreperal brain damage. It starts after a minute and the part of your brain that "makes you who you are" is the first to be damaged. 15 minutes? That's just....


UPDATE 2:

Fisher's brother says she is in stable condition. They'll likely do a variety of tests to access if there is any brain damage. I've seen a crazy hat they put on with all of these wires coming out the top that tracks your brain waves. Technology is insane.

 

Oh no!! 2016 sux.

 

It's hard to wach A New Hope and not fall in love. Truly the best princess role in movie history and so much more after that.

 

Looks like 2016 is coming for her.

 

She apparently had a professional strength coke habit back in the day. That'll catch up with you eventually.

Hope she pulls through.

 

No!!!! Feel bad for her and her daughter.

 

That along with with doing CPR on the plane for an unknown time without access to push drugs in her is not a good sign.

 

15 minutes? There's too much neurological damage. Heart is still beating but everything else is shot. 2016 has been a terrible year. Hope she pulls through even though the odds are against her.

 

Dang, the family is watching force awakens and literally pulled this thread up as she comes on screen. Terrible.

 

Bad year to be a celebrity

 

Sad news , indeed.

 

Very sad just waiting for the Carrie has passed update.

 

Not fear of crashing. This is my biggest fear of flying.

 

Some people on Twitter are saying that she's stable, so maybe she makes it out of this after all.

 

God bless her, she also banged most of the crew on at least 1 of the original movies.

 

15 minutes of CPR? That's a very grim outlook for recovery.

 

I wonder how accurate the 15 minutes of CPR is.