Hmmm... how much of that time would be used just to realize that SOMETHING is happening, come to terms with the situation and decide that the right action is to go get an oxygen mask?
If you pass out - will you simply regain consciousness as soon as conditions have stabilized after the emergency descent? I would think so (and hope so!).
Hopefully you've not been tossed about too bad in the lavatory when the pilots made the dive from high altitude.
I was on a NWA flight from Minneapolis years ago when the oxygen masks deployed due to a sensor malfunction. It probably took me 10 seconds to grasp the yellow mask and put it over my face. Looking around you had people saying, what happened, talking to each other, looking over the seats for a flight attendant. I was convinced we were about to die catastrophically so it is still one of the most memorable moments in my life. Probably half the people didn't put their masks on before the pilot came on the intercom and said there was no emergency.
there's always potential survivors, and everyone else. The great God Boeing drops an oxygen mask in your lap, put it on immediately.
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