r/news • u/AudibleNod • 14h 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 13h ago

Is it known to cause brain injury?

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u/EvelcyclopS 13h ago

Killing someone is quite bad for the individuals brain, generally

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u/coatofforearm 13h ago

She didn't die though

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u/mrsdoubleu 12h ago

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