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I am not sure how long you can live after being taken off of life support. However, I can tell you that my daughter has lived and been off of life support for approxiamately seven years. I believe that she was 21 at the time. Her heart was giving out and she developed double pnuemonia. After being in the hospital for about 2 or 3 days, the doctors informed us that she was definitely going to die. The lung specialists was going to cut into her lungs and take out samples. We asked for a second opinion. Needless to say that lung specialist was very upset. The new lung specialist that took her case made the decision to wean her from the life support. He said it would take several days. She was turned all the way up to 100. They'd turn it down 5 and she would start gagging. They'd turn it back up; wait a while; turn it down and she'd be fine. When she got down to 50 they decided to bring her around. She woke up. The lungs specialist came into the room and was in tears. He told us that we had somebody on our side. I knew then that he believed that she wasn't going to live either. But, she did. The bottom of one of her lungs collapsed, but she has since given birth to two adorable children and is still living. I believe that God was watching out for her. Two or three others had been in there at the same time she was and those persons died. I was sorry for them. We never knew what attacked her, but was so thankful that she survived it all. This may not answer you question, but it is true and an encouraging story.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 15y agoAfter you have been taken off of life support you die shortly after in most conditions.
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∙ 11y agoIt depends on what your problem is that life support needed to support or help you with.
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∙ 9y agoIn many, if not most, cases you can.
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Can you survive if on life support?
Yes people have woken up after being on life support.
Is it normal to live 3 days after being taken off life support?
No it's a miracle
How long does it take for someone to die after being taken off life support?
That depends on what injuries the person has and why they were on life support. It could be a few minutes to a few days. I suggest asking your doctor.
Can support life?
Saturn can't support life because it has no oxygen and has poisonous gases in which no life can survive. ---- Plus the pressure is a lot greater than ours
If a person is on life support and they are taken off of it the plug is pulled how long can they live without it?
This depends on what the patient's pathology is, and how dependent on the life support equipment they are for sustaining life. There have been rare cases where, once removed from the life support equipment, the patient started breathing and eventually recovered to a point where they didn't need the life support equipment to survive. More often, mortality occurs minutes, hours or days after disconnect. Again, it depends on the patient.
How did Matthew john hughes die?
Self inflicted gunshot wound to the head. Died a week later after being taken off life support.
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.
Is a respirator considered life support?
Yes. If one cannot survive without intubation and mechanical ventilation (a respirator), then that would be considered artificial life support.
How does water support life on life?
water gives us food,live,water and gelps us survive
What happens to the body when its taken off of life support?
It is starved of that all important life ingredient : oxygen.
What is a Person who decides person taken off life support?
The beneficiary, obviously.
Can brine shrimp survive in a biosphere?
The purpose of a biosphere is to support life, so probably, yes.
