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Originally Posted by denphone
l think there is a awful long way to go yet thenry and the prognosis for the future is far from certain but a slight improvement is better then no improvement so lets hope this continues in the coming days.
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yeah of course but having read a few medical posts on this even if its speculation it does put the fear in you.
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Originally Posted by danielf
My understanding is that in cases like these the patient is kept in a coma for about 24 hours, while the body is being cooled. This is to minimise brain damage as a result of lack of oxygen flowing to the brain during the cardiac arrest. After about 24 hours the patient is allowed to come out of the coma. The sooner he/she awakes, the better the changes of recovery. The real issue at this point isn't his heart. It's his brain.
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this.