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Induced coma is being used more and more
on many seriously head injury pt in the front
line in Iraq secondary to road-side bombing.
The doctor induces chemical coma on soldiers
who suffered massive head injury to cool off
the metabolism of the brain.
Induced coma not just slow down the
metabolism of the brain, reduce ICP, decrease
intracranial bleeding and slowly heal the brain
function.
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| jvo_md
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OHHHH!!!!...ok...But, how does it reduces ICP????????
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| AAAAA
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When I did cardiovascular surgery rotation,
the surgeon cooled down the heart to 4 degree
and basically slow everything down.
A 7 year old boy felled into Lake Michigan in Chicago in the winter and survived despite
totally immersed in cold water at -10 degree.
Surgeons used cold temp to cool the brain down and everythings got frozen in the brain.
The brain no longer function except vital functions. Increased ICP may be due to decreased intracranial fluid removal, increase intracranial fluid. But if you cool everything off, then no brain function !
Also doctors use hot water to inject into the
unterus to totally remove the uterus lining to stop menstrual bleeding.
Temperature is used (both hot and cold) to cure diseases !
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It did not reduce ICP but stop the increased ICP to further damage the brain !
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So...Induced coma works like lowering the brain activity...and that slowing creates a semi-atrophy?...or something..
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Chemical coma causes the brain to be frozen !!! NO increased ICP, no activity nothing going on
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It freezes the brain to absolutely almosts no brain activity (not necessary no brain function)
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