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What Is The Treatment For The Blunt Force Trauma Who Is In Coma For 50years?
A friend of mine had blunt force trauma to her head and has been in a coma for 50 hours now. She is around a 5 to 6 on the Glasgow scale; however, tonight her heart rate increased when people were talking to her and her legs moved more.
Does this mean she's likely coming out of the coma or is it too hard to tell? They've been running a constant EEG; however, there's no full picture of why she's still in a comatose state.
Does this mean she's likely coming out of the coma or is it too hard to tell? They've been running a constant EEG; however, there's no full picture of why she's still in a comatose state.
Sat, 1 Mar 2014
Blunt head injury leading to coma means haemorhage in brain MRI must have been done to dianose location of haemorahge and skul bone involvement. Treatment is life suportive and comlete rest. oxygen inhalation iv lifeline, anticoagulant heparin aspirin, constant ecg monitouring, are requered. If requered she is to be put in ventilator. What you have mentioned are signs of recovery. hope for the best she will recover copletly.
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