2006-10-04 00:42:51 · 14 answers · asked by Jazzsuzan * 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Other - General Health Care
They put meds in an IV to put the patient to sleep. Or a coma as you call it.
2006-10-04 00:44:50 · answer #1 · answered by shirley e 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a way for the body to rest. If medical providers feel that a person is too sick or injured to get well or even survive because the energy it takes to just "be", they'll put them into a drug-induced coma so that they can regain strenghth.
2006-10-04 00:45:29 · answer #2 · answered by shannonscorpio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a state of sleep caused by the intentional use of drugs to create unconsciousness. It is used to relieve severe pain caused by cancer in the area where I work. When a pt starts actively dying, it would be cruel to allow them to be conscious when they are filling up with fluid and start developing the "death rattle", so morphine or other more strong pain meds are given along with ativan or valium to keep the pt sleeping or what is called an induced coma.
2006-10-04 00:47:37 · answer #3 · answered by happydawg 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Its when Doctors give medication to trauma patients to purposely put them into a coma. It helps the brain recover from the injury.
2006-10-04 00:46:33 · answer #4 · answered by BWLJ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It's a coma that's medically induced duuuuh
2006-10-04 00:44:16 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its when doctors give you medication that puts you in a coma temporarly, and you can be brought out at any time. They do this for certain medical emergencys where if you were awake the condition could be life threatening and such. hope this helps
2006-10-04 01:16:40 · answer #6 · answered by mistiful2001 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is where a patient is administered drugs to stop them from moving/fighting against treatment. Or from causing themselves harm during an accute medical event. Or allow For adequate "resting" time for healing. Patients will usually be intubated and placed on a ventalator. Drugs are also given that produce a sleep like effet so that the patient doesn't remember whats happening, Am example a patient cames in with severe head trauma. They may need to be medically paralyised in order to properly assess them and then to treat them.
This is in very simple laymans terms, There are many reasons & ways to do this.
2006-10-04 00:52:20 · answer #7 · answered by wayne7in 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
inducing someone into a "coma" via medication where it makes sense medically
2006-10-04 00:44:57 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It's not actually a coma. They sedate you to the point to where your body just basically functions on it's own with no cognative responses. They usually do this with severe burn victims so they don't feel the pain.
2006-10-04 00:52:56 · answer #9 · answered by Jim C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I take too much insulin for my Diabetis, I can slip into a coma & never wake up again. Cool eh!
2006-10-04 00:46:16 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋