• jordanlund@lemmy.world
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        2 days ago

        No joke, I was in the hospital with a heart attack back in January, waiting on my stent.

        Woke up at 6 AM and was fiddling on my phone such as you do. Nurse comes in:

        “Were you asleep about an hour ago?”

        “Yeah, why?”

        “Your heart stopped for 8 seconds.”

        “Um… thank you? I’m not sure what to do with that information…”

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          2 days ago

          I never really got the “heart stop = dead” thing like yes, if you’re heart stops you’re going to die, but even when someone is beheaded, they are still conscious enough for a few seconds to blink their eyes in response to questions. It’s when the electrical signals in your brain stop that you’re actually dead, not your heart.