The coma
The coma, this persistent loss of consciousness in the presence of stimulation, can give the impression that the subject is plunged into a deep sleep iStock / gorodenkoff
By: Caroline Paré Follow
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Coma, this persistent loss of consciousness in the presence of stimulation, can give the impression that the subject is immersed in a deep sleep.
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However, the patient's brain is in pain and this condition most often requires treatment within an intensive care unit.
What are the different types of coma?
How is the comatose patient managed?
What are the possible changes in the event of a coma?
What is an artificial coma?
Dr Martin DRES
, resuscitator, Department of Pulmonology, Intensive Medicine, Resuscitation at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, in Paris.
Prof. Martin CHOBLI,
former
director of the SAMU in Benin, head of the emergency department of the Cotonou University Hospital, specializing in anesthesia - resuscitation, and emergency medicine, professor at the Cotonou Faculty of Medicine.
Chairman of the national technical commission in charge of health sector reforms in Benin.
Matthis Sarrazin,
patient
with Covid-19.
He spent several weeks in a coma.
Florent Guichard,
Masseur-physiotherapist
in the medical intensive care unit at the Pitié Salpêtrière Hospital, in Paris
Testimony of a caregiver:
Barbara Halary-Lafont: her husband Jean-Louis was plunged into a coma after a scooter accident.
Author of
La Course de la Mouette.
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