This is a repost from my post on reddit, but due to the likelihood that it will be removed or lost, I am reposting here.
There was no saving Sarah Lynns life when she overdosed.
A drug overdose is fatal if not undone within a small timeframe, given that the heart has not stopped, and SL's had stopped), she would have needed cpr and Bojack does not know cpr. Even if Bojack called EMS IMMEDIATELY following Sarah Lynns OD at the planetarium, it would have taken them bare MINIMUM 7-15min to get there, another 3 to get inside and get to her, 2-5 to get her to the vehicle, then another 1-2 to get out the crash cart and a shot of adrenaline. There was no saving her, and Bojack knew this, because he knows drugs and OD's; it is entirely likely he knew that there was not enough time for EMS to come save her life. And thus, instead of wasting time trying to save a dead person, spent time "creating a rock-solid alibi"; as there were only two results. She dies on his hands and he takes the fall, OR, she dies and he gets a good enough alibi to not get locked up.
There is no accepting his actions, but I have known many MANY people in real life who dealt with addicts and drugs, and known people who died from overdoses. I also worked in the medical community volunteering with patients personally. Once the heart stops, you have minutes (roughly 8-10) to revive the victim.
Ems would have taken far too long to get to Sarah Lynn to even have a chance to revive her, regardless of time. Specially considering the average response time of EMS services.
Sarah Lynn died in the Griffith Park Observatory based off an actual observatory in LA, California. located at Griffith Observatory 2800 East Observatory Road Los Angeles, CA CA 90027.
you can use an actual website to check what EMS response time on average across the united states is 14-16min (https://www.autoinsurancecenter.com/emergency-response-times.htm)
more info here:
https://fems.dc.gov/page/ems-response-time
There is information regarding how to keep a person who has overdosed alive here:
https://www.beachhouserehabcenter.com/what-happens-to-your-body-during-drug-overdose/
taking all this into account, that SL heart had stopped, her breathing had stopped, that she had collapsed, and was not responding and that Bojack only waiting 17min led to her dying in the hospital, there was NOTHING that could have been done to save her. When someone suffers and OD (https://www.beachhouserehabcenter.com/what-happens-to-your-body-during-drug-overdose/) all scenarios of survival have one thing in common: they need to be breathing and be given air.
and just using a basic search of how long a body can survive without air/breathing (http://www.med.umich.edu/trans/transweb/faq/q3.shtml/%3Ehttp:/curious.astro.cornell.edu/about-us/39-our-solar-system/the-earth/other-catastrophes/64-what-would-happen-if-the-gravity-on-earth-was-suddenly-turned-off-beginner%3Cbr%20/index.shtml) - about 10min, and that average national EMS response time is 14-16min, they would have shown up to find a dead oxygen-deprived Sarah Lynn and an exasperated Bojack trying to resuscitate her.
The TLDR? Since she stopped breathing, she would have been DEAD IN 10MIN, EMS taking 14min to reach her and Bojack, about 20min to get her to the equipment needed to try to resuscitate her, and thus, Bojack waiting 17 SECONDS would not have mattered. Sarah Lynn would NEVER have survived.
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