A medically induced coma is not the same as being sedated although when you're in a medically induced coma you are also sedated.
Sedation is just a process of putting you to sleep temporarily but you're still conscious. and a coma is the state of prolonged unconsciousness.
A medically induced coma does not mean death as most people wake up from a medically induced coma although some people in rare cases do die after being put into a medically induced coma.
A medically induced coma is a type of temporary coma, or deep state of unconsciousness that is used to protect the brain from swelling after an injury and allow the body to heal.
The patient receives a controlled dose of an anesthetic, which causes lack of feeling or awareness.
The survival rate of a medically induced coma is between 76 percent to 86 percent.
The majority of people who are put into a medically induced coma survive it just fine although some people don't come out of it and die.
The reason a person is put in a medically induced coma is to ensure protection and control of the pressure dynamics of the brain.
This is because high pressure of the brain that is caused by brain swelling can starve areas of the brain of oxygen and swollen brain tissue can also be injured when it pushes against the inside of the skull.
In most cases it takes a person around 24 to 48 hours to wake up from a medically induced coma although in some cases it may take a bit longer.
The length of time a patient is in a medically induced coma is "largely dependent on the disease that is being treated.
In most cases, a coma is induced for a few days up to two weeks; induced comas longer than a month are extremely rare.
The signs of a coma patient waking up are being able to keep their eyes open for longer and longer periods of time and being awakened from “sleep” easier at first by pain (pinch), then by touch (like gently shaking of their shoulder), and finally by sound (calling their name).
A coma is a state of unconsciousness where a person is unresponsive and cannot be woken.
It can result from injury to the brain, such as a severe head injury or stroke.
A coma can also be caused by severe alcohol poisoning or a brain infection (encephalitis).
A coma rarely lasts more than 2 to 4 weeks.
Some patients may regain a degree of awareness after persistent vegetative state.
Others may remain in that state for years or even decades.
In a coma, a patient is alive and there is some brain activity.
Depending on the severity of the injury, recovery time varies and comas can be temporary or permanent.
Patients in a coma might have brain stem responses, spontaneous breathing and/or non-purposeful motor responses.
Coma is a state of prolonged unconsciousness that can be caused by a variety of problems traumatic head injury, stroke, brain tumor, drug or alcohol intoxication, or even an underlying illness, such as diabetes or an infection.
Coma is a medical emergency. Swift action is needed to preserve life and brain function.
People in a coma are completely unresponsive.
They do not move, do not react to light or sound and cannot feel pain.
Their eyes are closed.
The brain responds to extreme trauma by effectively 'shutting down'.
There's really no set time that a person can be in a coma before they die.
Some people die after being in a coma for a week and others have been in comas for years and then came back and lived a normal life afterwards.