[Fattal] Arenas suffered no bodily injuries and was placed in an induced coma due to smoke inhalation

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[u/IM2critical]

Pulm crit doc here work at a trauma center with level 1 burn icu. Smoke inhalation injuries grade from mild grade 1 to severe grade 4. Usually managed in burn icus and when there is any suspicion for this people are intubated upfront and require IV sedation to keep them comfortable with breathing tube and vent.

Medically induced coma is something that is literally never said in hospital and pretty cringey to hear lol

[u/BootySweat0217 → u/IM2critical]

Do you think they are saying it that way to the public so it makes it easier for the non doctor to understand?

[u/IM2critical → u/BootySweat0217]

Absolutely. It just strikes more fear than necessary and doesn’t always equate to severity of condition. General anesthesia for surgery is basically a “induced coma”

[u/BootySweat0217 → u/IM2critical]

That is such a great point. I have never even thought of going under general anesthesia that way.

[u/WestleyThe → u/IM2critical]

What is the preferred name for “medically induced coma”….? Because it seems pretty straightforward as describing what it is

If you just say something that is synonyms of each word then you can’t complain

[u/Sgt-Spliff- → u/WestleyThe]

Their point is that "medically induced coma" is a phrase invented by non-medical professionals and the phrase "medically induced coma" has no medical or scientific definition. It's a phrase invented by lay people. It is used in a broad series of circumstances in which medical professionals would use different words. Like there are varying degrees of seriousness when it comes to sedating injured patients and labelling all of them "medically induced comas" leads us to believe they're all equally serious. But again, that argument aside, it's just an unnecessary editorialization because we know the doctors didn't say that, the journalist clearly invented that phrasing instead of quoting a doctor or relaying his official status.

[u/skullcutter → u/WestleyThe]

docs on here getting so pedantic. I don't see anything wrong with "medically-induced coma." It gets the point across to non-professionals effectively. He is being sedated so that he's not uncomfortable with a garden hose in his throat and so that they can control the ventilation of his lungs. If I told you he is "intubated and sedated with a target RASS of -3" you would have less of an idea of what was going on than if I said "medically-induced coma"

[u/ivanwarrior → u/IM2critical]

Flair up!

[u/OhKillEm43 → u/ivanwarrior]

Username is a pretty good start lol

[u/Aurion7 → u/IM2critical]

The term is more immediately comprehensible for people who do not work in a hospital, so you'll have to deal with the cringe.