How long can you function once your heart stops?

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Often in movies and such when a person is struck in the heart they drop like a sack of potatoes. In real life if someone were to shoot you in the heart how long would you be able to function normally?

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Roughly 5-10 seconds is all it takes for the brain to go unconscious with no oxygen going to it. A real life example to see how long people stay conscious in a good rear-naked choke hold. It cuts off the blood in the corotid artery rather than stopping the heart but has the same effect.

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