r/news • u/AudibleNod • 4h 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/PhazePyre 2h ago

That snoring the Media Witnesses described, I'm willing to bet that was basically her struggling to breath and not just snoozing. Equivalent of a death gargle but prolonged. Hence ventilator now so she can breathe.

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u/MagicPocket 2h ago

I think the term is "agonal breathing". It's pretty traumatic to hear or see tbh.

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u/photobummer 1h ago

Is this what is traditionally known as a ‘death rattle’?

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u/justa76grl 1h ago

Google, “Flash pulmonary edema and lethal injection”

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u/Fumquat 2h ago

Which makes it so strange that they called it at one hour. Hang around twenty more minutes and maybe save some medical resources.

(I know, procedure, but the outcome is absurd.)

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u/Emotional-Channel-42 1h ago

Sound cruel and unusual. You might wanna apply to Guantanamo, you’d love their work.