Man Was Awake for 90 Minutes During CPR: Report

[rangerrebew]

Man Was Awake for 90 Minutes During CPR: Report
 

TUESDAY, June 5, 2018 -- It's your worst nightmare: As doctors race to save your life while performing CPR, you're actually awake and conscious of what they are doing.

A new report shows it happened for one man for up to 90 minutes, and the finding suggests that sedation during CPR should be contemplated.

https://www.drugs.com/news/man-awake-90-minutes-during-cpr-report-74777.html

[Sanguine]

Ugh.  Having done CPR, many times, I would want to be profoundly unconscious if it were being performed on me.

[Weird Tolkienish Figure]

I'm never awake during NPR... anyone else? Perfect thing for insomnia.

[driftdiver]

Having stopped breathing during surgery I was glad i was unconscious, well after I woke up surrounded by cute nurses.   Then I was glad.

[Applewood]

When I awoke from a cardiac arrest, I was surrounded by 15 medical pros, one of whom was pounding on my chest.  I later found out that I actually arrested twice and they used paddles on me 7 times. Don't remember any of that. 

Gotta say CPR hurts like hell. My chest was sore for days.  Couldn't breathe without pain. 

Thank God for CPR.  Brought me back from the dead.

[thackney]

When I awoke from a cardiac arrest, I was surrounded by 15 medical pros, one of whom was pounding on my chest.  I later found out that I actually arrested twice and they used paddles on me 7 times. Don't remember any of that. 

Gotta say CPR hurts like hell. My chest was sore for days.  Couldn't breathe without pain. 

Thank God for CPR.  Brought me back from the dead.

I was taught in multiple CPR classes over the years, if you feel a  rib break performing CPR, it is no indication you are doing anything wrong.  Nor is it a reason to stop or change the CPR.