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They can be or they may not be. Someone who is intubated and placed on ventilation could be awake, kept sedated or be in a coma. It depends on what is going on with the patient, why they are being ventilated etc.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 13y agoNot necessarily.
Patients can be at any level of awareness, conscious or unconscious, because life support is only taking the place of the organs (heart, lungs) that would normally keep them alive.
Even if not fully awake, the person on life support may be able to hear and think, so it can help to talk to them, or let them listen to music or the radio. It can help them to remain calm when they are feeling alone or stressed.
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∙ 14y agoAs long as the person paying for the comatized persons support keeps paying the hospital.
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How can one get a life support?
Life support means keeping one alive when their body is unable to do this on it's own. The decisions as to when to take someone off life support is taken by doctors.
How can you tell if someone sleep?
They are not awake.
How can you tell if someone is sleeping?
They are not awake.
What is the life expectancy for someone with no heart?
Not very long on life support - a few months
Do you the tax payers feel it is cheaper to support someone in prison sentenced to life or execution?
It is obviously cheaper to execute a prisoner than to support someone for life in prison; but that isn't how we make decisions that involve life and death in this country.
How do you tell if someone is conscious?
They're awake.
How long can someone in a comma be on life support before they take them off?
It varies.
What is an agrypnotic?
An agrypnotic is a medication which prevents someone from sleeping, or causes someone to remain awake.
Why you should know basic immediate life support?
Most people don't think about immediate life support until they or someone they know is in a life-threatening situation. But knowing basic immediate life support could mean the difference between life and death for yourself or someone you love. Immediate life support includes basic methods of keeping someone alive until more advanced medical help arrives. This can include CPR, using an automated external defibrillator (AED), or stopping bleeding. Knowing how to perform these lifesaving techniques could be the difference between life and death for yourself or someone you love. So take the time to learn basic immediate life support today. It could one day save a life. Copied!
How can you tell is someone is awake?
if they are talking to you while doing an action
Why you shouldn't scare someone awake?
You can give them a heart attack
What is the influence or role of music in your family life your school life and your social life?
it makes me stay awake
