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Yes the average person would, but the record for holding breath/not breathing is near 9 minutes. However the average person cannot do this without special and disciplined training. (I am not sure of the exact time of the record holder)

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What is the time frame for brain death due to lack of oxygen?

Most adults die after 10 minutes of having no oxygen to their brain, as their brain tissue immediately begins to die, and after 10 minutes, the brain tissue is too damaged, and they are brain dead.


How long does it take to die when you inhale helium?

If you just inhaled a bit from a party balloon you would not die, though there have been cases of people becoming unconscious. People have died from trying to inhale helium directly from a helium gas cylinder. They died because the pressure of the gas punctured their lungs and the surrounding blood vessels, and they drowned in their own blood. CPR is no use in this case. This would have happened with any gas, even a cylinder of oxygen. It was the intense pressure that did the damage, not the gas. People died who crawled up inside a helium filled balloon. Helium is not poisonous, but they died from lack of oxygen. Air has a normal load of 21% oxygen, which is enough to keep us living. In that case, they were breathing helium with no oxygen, and they would suffer a sudden and immediate lowering of the oxygen levels in their blood. They would lose consciousness as they were trying to grab a second breath. If they continue to breathe the pure helium they would die in a few minutes from hypoxia (lack of oxygen).


How does the Sun help us live?

The sun gives energy to plants to help them grow, the plants give us Oxygen without the sun we would die. The Plants give us Oxygen and the Sun helps them grow so yea we would die if the sun never existed cause there would be no oxygen if there were no plants.


How old are you going to get before you die?

Normal life span for males is 80 years old. For females, it is 86.


How many neurons die during stroke?

During a stroke, millions of neurons can die due to the lack of oxygen and nutrients reaching the brain tissue. The extent of neuronal death can vary depending on the type, severity, and duration of the stroke. Prompt medical treatment can help minimize the damage and improve outcomes.

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Without oxygen in 6 minutes are you going to die?

If the brain was without oxygen for 4 to 6 minutes can caused brain dead. Early CPR is needed to prevent brain damage or hypoxia.


How long does it take to die without oxygen?

About 4 minutes. After One-Two minutes the person will be passed out from lack of oxygen. After 4 minutes, depending the case, he/she will have no more oxygen therefor unable to function properly and then... DEAD


How long can tissue live without oxygen?

At 3-4 minutes it can begin to die.


Why do you need oxygen in the air?

Or bodies get energy by reacting sugars we get from our food with oxygen from the air. Without oxygen this reaction cannot occur and our cells cannot operate. Without oxygen, a person will die in a matter of minutes.


How does breathing support your body?

Breathing supplies oxygen to your body via the lungs and blood, without oxygen you would die within a few minutes.


How long can you without oxygen?

The human body can last about 3-4 minutes before cells begin to die.


Which organs cannot live without oxygen?

All organs in the body require oxygen to function, but the brain is particularly sensitive to even short periods without oxygen. Without oxygen, brain cells begin to die within minutes, leading to permanent damage or death. Other organs such as the heart, kidneys, and liver also depend on oxygen for proper function.


Can helium be deadly?

Potentially. While helium itself is inert and thus non-toxic, like any gas it can push oxygen out of the way. Breathing pure helium means you are not breathing oxygen. Without oxygen you can die in minutes.


How long can the brain go without oxygen to where you wont wake up?

The brain can survive for up to about six minutes after the heart stops. The reason to learn cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is that if CPR is started within six minutes of cardiac arrest, the brain may survive the lack of oxygen. After about six minutes without CPR, however, the brain begins to die.


How long does it take someone to choke?

This all depends on the person. When a person is actually choking it means they can not cough and their airway is fully blocked. The brain can survive (in most cases) without oxygen for no more than 4 minutes. After 4 minutes the brain starts to die.


How many minutes do brain damage without oxygen?

The brain can begin to suffer damage from a lack of oxygen within just a few minutes. Typically, irreversible brain damage can occur after about 4 to 6 minutes of oxygen deprivation. However, some brain cells may start to die within just a couple of minutes, highlighting the critical importance of immediate medical intervention in such situations.


What is the most important thing for a human being to stay alive?

Well there are many things that a human simply cannot stay alive without. Food, water and oxygen are probably the most important things. A human will die in a matter of minutes without oxygen, a matter of days without water and a matter of weeks without food. You can remember the three, three, three rule. Three minutes for oxygen, three days without water and three weeks without food. This is give and take of course.