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Cooling treatment alone has permitted recovery after 17 minutes of clinical death at normal temperature, but with brain injury. [17] Under laboratory conditions at normal body temperature, the longest period of clinical death of a cat (after complete circulatory arrest) survived with eventual return of brain function is one hour. [18] [19]
An induced coma – also known as a medically induced coma (MIC), barbiturate-induced coma, or drug-induced coma – is a temporary coma (a deep state of unconsciousness) brought on by a controlled dose of an anesthetic drug, often a barbiturate such as pentobarbital or thiopental.
Prognosis is typically assessed 72 hours or more after cardiac arrest. [145] Rates of survival are better in those who had someone witness their collapse, received bystander CPR, and/or had either V-fib or V-tach when assessed. [146] Survival among those with V-fib or V-tach is 15 to 23%. [146]
Preventable with vaccine and PEP but once symptoms manifest, there is no cure and the CFR is greater than 99%. 4 known people who survived were simply vaccinated too late, [5] after symptoms started; more recently, at least 3 individuals have survived after being placed in a medically induced coma, however this protocol has since been disputed. [6]
According to the CDC, the specific objectives of the project are: [7]. To quantify the incidence and location of cardiac arrest events; To track the performance of each component of the Emergency Medical Services system (e.g., 9-1-1 dispatching and pre-arrival phone instructions, bystander care, first responder, ALS ambulance and definitive care)
[30] [31] [32] Cardiac arrest survival-to-hospital-discharge, as of 2020, is around 10%. [33] Common long term complications of cardiac arrest and subsequent PCAS include: anxiety, depression, PTSD, fatigue, post–intensive care syndrome, muscle weakness, persistent chest pain, myoclonus, seizures, movement disorders and risk of re-arrest.
When I was brought out of the medically induced coma after 22 days, things were still foggy, but I immediately started rehab after getting moved from the intensive care unit up to the fifth floor.
Time is the best general predictor of a chance of recovery. For example, after four months of coma caused by brain damage, the chance of partial recovery is less than 15%, and the chance of full recovery is very low. [50] The outcome for coma and vegetative state depends on the cause, location, severity and extent of neurological damage.