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A member asked:
Hello. someone has brain damage of some level and is put in a medically induced coma. why and for how long? is it to ease them into death peacefully?
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No: medically induced coma is to let the brain cool off shutting down its metabolism so it can heal faster, the duration is patient specific dependent on the cause and degree of injury
Answered 11/3/2016
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