The odds looked grim Amit Arifi collapsed after the Waterloo man a grave heart attack just before the doors of St. Mary's Hospital emergency room.
He remained in a coma for several weeks after his heart going again. Then, suddenly, Amit was awake - and alert.
"Surprisingly, he woke up almost overnight," said Dr. Jonathan Langridge, director of the Intensive Care Unit of Santa Maria. "He asked me why we are all happy, it could be seen."
Brain injuries are a serious problem in cardiac arrest when the oxygen-rich blood is not pumped to the brain.
Arifi recovery was by a Low-Tech Helps in Santa Maria and other hospitals treated heart attack patients used to facilitate minimize damage to the brain. A special cooling blanket is approximately Arifi, when the unity of the Kitchener hospital he was transferred to the intensive care unit wrapped.
"We try to cool as quickly as possible," said Langridge.
The cover, which circulates a liquid refrigerant, low body temperature of patients by four fifty-seven degrees of hypothermia to protect the brain.
"It reduces the oxygen requirements of brain cells," said Langridge.
The brain depends on a constant supply of oxygen and the damage occurs after four minutes without a pulse. Brain damage can continue for 12 hours after the return of the pulse.
"There is still a lack of circulation," said Langridge.
a heart attack when Arifi stay under the covers for 24 hours, then heat slowly. Adult supervision is required when cover is used, because the heart, the slow fall in blood pressure, kidney function may be impaired and the change in blood chemistry. Muscle relaxants are given to stop the trembling body.
Before cooling ceiling as standard equipment a few years ice packs and fans were used to keep a patient cool. The cover is faster and better controlled, "said Langridge.
Arifi Adele quickly realized how much coverage when he touched her husband, who was lying unconscious in a hospital bed wrapped in plastic.
"His body was frozen," he said.
Arif has no memory of that day in August. He felt a bit ill and his family decided to take him to Santa Maria when he mentioned tingling in the left arm.
"The attack occurred just outside the emergency room," said his oldest son Bob.
He raised his father from the car and laid him on the floor, where a nurse began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). blocked artery causing the heart attack was in an emergency angiography and open place. But the closure Arifi kidneys require dialysis and a tracheostomy was holding its breath.
"We were very concerned if Amit would get out," said Langridge.
His family could not wait and hope to wake up.
"When he was conscious that all returned surprised," said his son Bob.
Arif was unable to speak for the tube in his throat and his body was weak, but his family could see in his eyes was back.
"You know, certainly not," said Bob.
To Santa Maria, Arifi stay at Freeport Health Centre for about a month to recover with physiotherapy. There, he said, the employees called him the miracle man. It is now up and around themselves, only with a stick for safety.
"I feel good," said the age of 72.
His family is very grateful to survive when the hope is so meager.
"He's alive. That's what counts," said Adele. "Now he's pretty good."
He remained in a coma for several weeks after his heart going again. Then, suddenly, Amit was awake - and alert.
"Surprisingly, he woke up almost overnight," said Dr. Jonathan Langridge, director of the Intensive Care Unit of Santa Maria. "He asked me why we are all happy, it could be seen."
Brain injuries are a serious problem in cardiac arrest when the oxygen-rich blood is not pumped to the brain.
Arifi recovery was by a Low-Tech Helps in Santa Maria and other hospitals treated heart attack patients used to facilitate minimize damage to the brain. A special cooling blanket is approximately Arifi, when the unity of the Kitchener hospital he was transferred to the intensive care unit wrapped.
"We try to cool as quickly as possible," said Langridge.
The cover, which circulates a liquid refrigerant, low body temperature of patients by four fifty-seven degrees of hypothermia to protect the brain.
"It reduces the oxygen requirements of brain cells," said Langridge.
The brain depends on a constant supply of oxygen and the damage occurs after four minutes without a pulse. Brain damage can continue for 12 hours after the return of the pulse.
"There is still a lack of circulation," said Langridge.
a heart attack when Arifi stay under the covers for 24 hours, then heat slowly. Adult supervision is required when cover is used, because the heart, the slow fall in blood pressure, kidney function may be impaired and the change in blood chemistry. Muscle relaxants are given to stop the trembling body.
Before cooling ceiling as standard equipment a few years ice packs and fans were used to keep a patient cool. The cover is faster and better controlled, "said Langridge.
Arifi Adele quickly realized how much coverage when he touched her husband, who was lying unconscious in a hospital bed wrapped in plastic.
"His body was frozen," he said.
Arif has no memory of that day in August. He felt a bit ill and his family decided to take him to Santa Maria when he mentioned tingling in the left arm.
"The attack occurred just outside the emergency room," said his oldest son Bob.
He raised his father from the car and laid him on the floor, where a nurse began cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). blocked artery causing the heart attack was in an emergency angiography and open place. But the closure Arifi kidneys require dialysis and a tracheostomy was holding its breath.
"We were very concerned if Amit would get out," said Langridge.
His family could not wait and hope to wake up.
"When he was conscious that all returned surprised," said his son Bob.
Arif was unable to speak for the tube in his throat and his body was weak, but his family could see in his eyes was back.
"You know, certainly not," said Bob.
To Santa Maria, Arifi stay at Freeport Health Centre for about a month to recover with physiotherapy. There, he said, the employees called him the miracle man. It is now up and around themselves, only with a stick for safety.
"I feel good," said the age of 72.
His family is very grateful to survive when the hope is so meager.
"He's alive. That's what counts," said Adele. "Now he's pretty good."
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