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The Brain Injury Foundation is dedicated to the research and prevention of brain damage caused by lack of oxygen and bloodflow to the brain. Without oxygen reaching the brain, irreversible brain damage starts to occur within 5 minutes. This injury is known as Hypoxic (low oxygen) Ischemic (low bloodflow) Injury, or HII.

The Mission of our Foundation is to save lives and prevent the catastrophic brain damage, disability and death of victims of cardiac arrest and other anoxic brain injury events.

Our Goal is to enhance the quality of life of heart attack victim, family and caregiver.

Our Research is dedicated to delaying brain damage and brain death of cardiac arrest victims and other people who experience Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury.

The Dobkin Technique

Our research has resulted in the development of an emergency time-buying procedure to delay brain damage and brain death for up to an hour when a victim stops breathing. Named after our lead researcher, Jeffrey Dobkin, the technique triggers the Mammalian Diving reflex, an all natural, non-invasive way to immediately delay brain damage.

Sudden Cardiac Arrest

Each year over 295,000 people in the United States suffer a Sudden Cardiac Arrest. Without warning, this type of sudden heart failure completely stops all heart function, the victim falls over and and death occurs within 5 minutes. Less than 5% of victims survive long enough to reach a hospital. Over 95% of the victims die on the spot. Used in combination with CPR, or by itself, The Dobkin Technique is an immediate emergency procedure to delay brain death of Sudden Cardiac Arrest victims until first responders arrive and professional medical care can be employed.

The Dobkin Technique is a simple time-buying procedure to delay brain injury in both adults and children in all forms of events that disrupt, stop or limit oxygen flow to the brain:

• Cardiac Arrest

• Myocardial Infarction

• Heart Attack

• Stroke

• Drowning

• Choking

• Suffocation

• Gunshot/Stabbing

• Sleep Apnea Death

• Drug Overdose

• Poisoning

• Carbon Monoxide Inhalation

• Compression of Trachea

• Heart Arrhythmia

• Extreme Low Blood Pressure
• SADS (Sudden Arrhythmia Death Syndrome)
• SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome)

Foundation research is also cutting edge in the area of prevention of ischemic brain injury to stroke victims, and to children who experience Myoclonic seizures, also referred to as infantile spasms or myoclonic jerks, the largest cause of which is an Hypoxic Ischemic Insult.

The Brain Injury Foundation continues its research of The Dobkin Technique for use in Hypoxic Ischemic Events of cerebral anoxia (a complete lack of oxygen to the brain) and all forms of cerebral hypoxia (reduced supply of oxygen to the brain): diffuse cerebral hypoxia (DCH), focal cerebral ischemia (aneurysms or hemorrhagic stroke), massive cerebral infarction (stroke), and global cerebral ischemia (complete stoppage of blood to the brain).

Our research continues to investigate how The Dobkin Technique may be used as an emergency procedure to delay brain damage in infants during infantile spasms, (myoclonic seizure) and SIDS. Hypoxic-Anoxic Ischemic brain injury in infants is thought to be an underlying cause of cerebral palsy, mental retardation, dysphagia, cortical vision impairment or blindness, microcephaly, chronic lung disease and seizures. There is currently no other immediate treatment for Hypoxic Ischemic Events per se, other than our non-invasive procedure.

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The Dobkin Technique is an emergency time-buying procedure

to trigger the Mammalian Diving Reflex and delay brain injury and brain death:

Here is the Technique:

The Dobkin Technique is a simple application of cold water or cold wet compress to the face and eyes of the victim. Temperature of compress must be 58 degrees or cooler. Keep compress on face.

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Keep compress cold and wet, apply until emergency medical first responders arrive and breathing is started. The Dobkin Technique may be used by itself, or in conjunction with CPR. It may be self administered, or the treatment may be described to a bystander, child or caregiver over the phone.

This simple procedure works immediately to start the delay of brain injury and brain death. This is the same reflex that delays brain damage in cold water drowning victims:

· Toddler returns to life after heart had stopped for 60 minutes,

   · 21-month-old Gore Otteson defies odds with recovery from near-drowning.

      · Dale Ostrander Survives After 25 Minutes Underwater (ABC News September 6th, 2011):

· View news on ABC Here: September 6th, 2011 — Dale Ostrander is
Walking, Talking, Making 'Remarkable' Progress After Near-Drowning

· Read L.A. Times article here: L.A. Times

For further information, please contact The Brain Injury Foundation at 610-642-1000, or email Jeffrey Dobkin directly here. Thank you.

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