the silent epidemic Dream Catcher Films; Discovery Communications creator Grant, Eleanor David, Ron text xx Discovery Communications 2005 monographic und

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: 1 videodisc (VCD) (ca. 53 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in. At this moment, 10-15,000 Americans languish in an eerie, half-alive state known as coma. A range of injuries to the brain, from drug overdoses and gunshot wounds, to car accidents, the most common causem can trap anyone of us in a coma. Since the 1960s and 70s, when life-saving techniques remain experimental. This show talks with the leading neurologists and takes viewers into the world of coma victims - recovering, hopeless, and cured. -- (container) English Coma Brain death Craniocerebral trauma Complications Medical futility Persistent Vegetative State Coma Treatment Coma Medical ethics Coma Patient-Family relationships 616.89 C72 2005 VCD 251212 20260803094146.0