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A coma is a deep unconsciousness in which a person is not responsive to outside stimuli. It frequently results in people being unresponsive and cut off from their surroundings. Severe head traumas, strokes, or other medical conditions bring it on. It is challenging to define life and death in a case like this due to its complicated nature. – PowerPoint PPT presentation

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Title: Do You Consider a Person in Coma Living or Dead?


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DO YOU CONSIDER A
PERSON IN COMA LIVING OR DEAD?
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The issue of whether someone in a coma should be
regarded as living or dead has long been an issue
of dispute in the fields of medical ethics and
philosophy. The moral, ethical, and medical
aspects of this problem prompt exciting inquiries
into the nature of awareness, life, and the
ethical challenges facing patients, families, and
medical professionals.
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THE ENIGMA OF
COMA
A coma is a deep unconsciousness in which a
person is not responsive to outside stimuli. It
frequently results in people being unresponsive
and cut off from their surroundings. Severe head
traumas, strokes, or other medical conditions
bring it on. Defining life and death in a case
like this is challenging due to its complicated
nature.
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THE MEDICAL DEFINITION
DEFINING LIFE
In medicine, vital signs such as breathing, heart
rate, brain activity, and reactivity to outside
stimuli are commonly used to characterise life.
Here, unconscious people are nonetheless very
much alive since they still display these vital
signs, albeit frequently in a restricted or
copied way.
BRAIN ACTIVITY
One major factor of life is brain activity. The
brain may continue functioning during a coma,
even without visible symptoms. Modern medical
technologies can detect neurological activity
that may not be visible with conventional methods.
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ETHICAL AND PHILOSOPHICAL CONSIDERATIONS
CONSCIOUSNESS AND PERSONHOOD
Consciousness, or the lack of it, is one of the
most complicated parts of coma sufferers' lives.
Authentic personhood and whether or not a person
in a coma qualifies as a person are significant
questions in the philosophical discussion. You
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QUALITY OF LIFE
The quality of life that patients in comas
experience is also a topic of discussion in
morality. Does the absence of consciousness,
independence, and communication make life
worthwhile to preserve, or does it only make
sense to regard them as limited forms of
existence?
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PLUNES HEALTHCARE BRIDGING THE GAP
As a ray of hope for patients and their families,
Plunes Healthcare comes to light during these
thought-provoking inquiries. Offering a range of
services to enhance the accessibility and
efficiency of treatment procedures, Plunes
Healthcare stands as India's leading surgical
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EXPERT CONSULTATIONS
TOP-RATED DOCTORS CLINICS
Plunes Healthcare's mobile app provides patients
with free online consultations with expert
doctors. This ensures that individuals needing
medical guidance can access it conveniently,
irrespective of their physical state.
With the help of Plunes Healthcare, patients and
their families can locate well-regarded doctors,
clinics, and hospitals in their neighbourhood.
This programme ensures that people needing
medical care can make informed decisions about
their treatment plans.
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CONCLUSION
Depending on who is asking, the confusing subject
of whether someone in a coma is alive or dead is
usually answered differently. Medically speaking,
these folks are still active, but ethical and
philosophical issues complicate the situation.
Plunes Healthcare assures patients need the best
treatment available, regardless of their degree
of consciousness. For more queries, call us at
7011311900.
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THANK
YOU
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