Grey's Greyless Anatomy?
We've all heard reports of someone -- usually children -- surviving despite being under water for 10 to 20 minutes in cold water. When someone experiences near drowning in cold water, brain metabolism does slow down, which is why people have survived such instances with no brain damage.
But by my estimate, Meredith must have been underwater for an hour or more during last night's Grey's chaos.
Let's just call it what it is -- pure entertainment with reckless abandon of medical accuracy. It made for great drama as long as we realize that's exactly what it is.
As a medical professional I have to take off my doctor's hat and just sit back and enjoy. Since I doubt they're going to change the name of the show to "Greyless Anatomy," Meredith will come through just fine.
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But by my estimate, Meredith must have been underwater for an hour or more during last night's Grey's chaos.
Let's just call it what it is -- pure entertainment with reckless abandon of medical accuracy. It made for great drama as long as we realize that's exactly what it is.
As a medical professional I have to take off my doctor's hat and just sit back and enjoy. Since I doubt they're going to change the name of the show to "Greyless Anatomy," Meredith will come through just fine.
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Let's pretend she was only under 10 minutes...can you tell us more about it? The Hypothermia, the sitting on the table and being warmed up (whatever it was the doctors were doing?)
If it was under 10 minutes that she had been in there (and honestly...it's hard to really figure out since Grey's time is wacky anyway...they kept jumping back and forth between people, so we don't really know how long it took Derek to find her), then what is going on with her body and treatment?
I do realize that the situation shown on the show is improbable...but I am still curious about that.
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