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COMA,VEGETATIVE STATE, BRAIN DEAD

Vegetative Coma:

 * looks like they are asleep
 * they cant wake up, talk or respond
 * the eyes may open
 * Christa Lily:
 * was in a coma for 6 years and then woke up for 3 days
 * she was in a coma but her eyes remained awake
 * came out 4 different times
 * Diagnose


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 * Kate Adamson:
 * in a vegativitve state
 * doctors pulled the tube to kill her but she was woke up and the doctors didn't know anything
 * they pulled the feeding tube for 8 days until her husband told the doctors that she needed it again
 * she could feel everything and knew everything the doctors were doing

Brain Dead:

 * irreversible end of brain activity
 * the body functions, lungs and heart, keep going with the help of a machine
 * often confused with vegative state
 * Criteria:
 * no response to pain, nerve reflex and no
 * doctors can keep the body alive even tho th brain it dead

Vegetative State:

 * usually follows coma
 * last longer than coma
 * more than one month
 * PVS: persistent vegetative state
 * More than one year= permanent
 * patient is unconscious and unaware and unable to interact, think, and control bladder
 * Causes
 * traumatice damage: powerful impact to the skull
 * noe trumantice damage
 * anoxia
 * sever infection of brain disease
 * tumor
 * stroke
 * Treatment:
 * no treatment
 * must be watched closely

COMA:
= = =SMASHED= Teen driving statistics:
 * a person cant respond or open their eyes
 * usually last 4 weeks and then it is considered a vegetative state
 * could barely see and have no memory
 * Treatment:
 * he was put into a nursing home
 * woke up from coma 3 months later
 * Brain:
 * suffered to many ares of the brain
 * brain cells died because they didn't have oxygen
 * he couldn't have movement
 * completely unconscious
 * no sleep -wake cycles
 * cant respond
 * result to trauma of the brain
 * Causes:
 * head injury
 * drug over dose
 * the person is still alive and their brain is working at the lowest level
 * know way to predict when someone comes out of it
 * there is no medication or treatment
 * it is important to visit the patient
 * some people have slow recovery depending on how severe it was
 * more than half of the people use cell phones when they drive
 * 69% speed to keep up with traffic
 * 64% speed to go through yellow light
 * 47 % said that passengers distract them
 * the passengers are the ones who most likely
 * more accidents are caused by driving error, speeding
 * passengers: are a huge distraction to the driver and are usually messing around with driver
 * drunk driving
 * adults are most likely not to drink while driving
 * Brain Injuries:
 * Age 15-20 drive unimpaired
 * Inexperienced driving:
 * most teens are inexpericence enough to drive or know te rues of the road

What happens in a car accident?
Brain injury: Life stories: Kristen Jenson: Safety Tips:While driving
 * being tired
 * changes in sleeping habits
 * irritability
 * changes in behavior
 * no be interested in things they use to be
 * Many Symptoms
 * Long term effects:
 * a lot of medical attention
 * reduction in physical and
 * wasn't wearing a helmet when he was riding a motorcycle
 * brain had swelled and his brain was bleeding
 * lost smell and taste
 * impact threw he forward
 * head bounced against her skull
 * couldn't walk, talk, or even sit up
 * therapy began before she woke up from a coma
 * she had to relearn everything
 * info wasn't being retained in her brain
 * Recovery:
 * she used high school
 * keep a planner to know what she does everyday
 * she was a C student and after she was on the honor roll
 * always wear a seat belt you and your passengers
 * don't drink and drive
 * you could lose license or make other people lose their lives
 * don't use cell phone while driving unless its an emergency
 * practice driving in bad weather
 * slower is always better
 * limit night time driving

=IRAQ WAR= Head Injuries in War: Jose Santgiae: From Combat: Evan Mettie: Effects on the brain after war: Damaging equipment to the brain: Need protection for the brain: TBI:
 * traumatic brain injury over 2,100 soldiers have been diagnose
 * 64% have some kind of brain injury
 * brain injury is the leading cause in the war
 * fell 20 ft. off of look out
 * got traumnatic brain injury
 * short term memory lose
 * OCD
 * 8 different medication: he didnt remember taking them so he would OD and have to go to the hospital
 * military is responsible b/c in full uniform the head is unprotected
 * blown to the head with a metal thing
 * couldn't walk or talk
 * someone will always have to talk care of him
 * he was a genius at 17 and not he cant do anything
 * this war has the most brain injuries
 * the vision is restricted
 * TBI: if your brain gets hurt in combat
 * their brains dont come back to normal from the blast
 * they may look normal but their brain is not
 * they have to reteach all the soldiers how to walk, eat, and talk
 * IED: road ride bombs
 * bombs rattle the brain and knocks them out
 * causes the brain to swell
 * secondary shock: is the normal air coming back into the brain after shock
 * Kevlar Helmets:
 * are used to stop small bullets
 * not used to absorb sound such as bombs
 * soldiers are still fighting with concussions
 * they need blast absorbent pads
 * pad inserts are now being put into the helmets
 * symptoms:
 * change in sleep
 * vomiting, being a vegetable
 * mos common injuries in the war
 * consequences:
 * left to teach themselves how to walk, talk, eat
 * some don't have the ability to do anything
 * cant say what they want to say