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What is the diagnosis if your sister choked stopped breathing for 20 minutes and is in the ICU with a ventilator?
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∙ 16y ago
I am so sorry to hear about your sister and hope she is getting better. We are not doctors on this site and we don't have enough information to give you the answers you are looking for. There could be many reasons why your sister choked, stopped breathing and is on a ventilator. Please speak with her doctor and tell him/her you need to understand what is happening to your sister. Be persistent! You have a right to know what is going on. if your parents are involved in this they must have more information so sit down and talk with them first. If your sister is not married, you don't have parents and you aren't a minor, since your sister can't speak for yourself you should seek legal advice and get Power of Attorney over your sister so you have a say in what the best treatments are available for her.
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Once breathing has stoped and the heart has stoped beating brain death starts in how many minutes?
Brain death can't be determined if the heart has already stopped, this would be considered cardiac death. Brain death is determined when someone is on a ventilator (not breathing on their own due to injury or illness) and an EEG or other procedure has been completed and shows no signs of brain activity. The body will continue to "live" with the help of the ventilator oxygenating the organs, but when taken off the ventilator then the body has no impulse to breathe for itself due to the brain being dead.
A person has stopped breathing and receiving pulmonary resuscitation what's better pure oxygen or oxygen and carbon dioxide?
Pure O2 would be best but, you would have to be able to force it with a ventilator or such.
Once breathing has stopped and the heart has ceased beating brain death generally begins within how many minutes?
5 minutes
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When should CPR be used A.When a person has stopped breathing on his or her own B.When a person is choking?
Answer this question… A. When a person has stopped breathing on his or her own
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He stopped breathing.
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he stopped breathing
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