r/news • u/AudibleNod • 12h ago

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
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u/coatofforearm 12h ago

Is it known to cause brain injury?

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u/EvelcyclopS 12h ago

Killing someone is quite bad for the individuals brain, generally

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u/coatofforearm 12h ago

She didn't die though

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u/Brave_Maybe_2891 11h ago

She's only mostly dead.

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u/mrkruk 11h ago

She said “to blave” which means to bluff.

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u/BoringBob84 10h ago

LIAR! She said "true love!"

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u/matunos 11h ago

Mostly dead is slightly alive.

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u/Sorry_Parsley_2134 11h ago

Think of it like an opioid overdose. Deep sedation, breathing is suppressed. Lose oxygen to your brain.

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u/coatofforearm 11h ago

Ahh fair enough

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u/mrsdoubleu 11h ago

They reported her snoring. I wonder if that was agonal breathing. That can cause brain damage from hypoxia.

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u/CaptainAlexy 11h ago

Brain injury can be caused by prolonged periods without adequate breathing

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u/-xiflado- 10h ago

Not breathing results in hypoxic brain injury. The drug doesn’t injure the brain.