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Hi, it’s Patrik Hutzel from www.intensivecarehotline.com , where we instantly improve the lives of Families of critically ill Patients in Intensive Care, so that you can have PEACE OF MIND, real power, real control and so that you can influence decision making fast, even if you’re not a doctor or a nurse in Intensive Care!
This is another episode of “YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED” and in last week’s episode I was showing you “What are normal visiting hours in Intensive Care?”
You can read the blog here.
In this week’s episode I want to answer one of your most burning questions that many of our readers and listeners have.
“DOES MY CRITICALLY ILL LOVED ONE IN AN INDUCED COMA OR WITH HEAD INJURIES FEEL MY PRESENCE”
I think that this is really one of the big mysteries for Families in Intensive Care and it’s a question that most people ask who have ever had a loved one critically ill in Intensive Care.
There are probably very few occasions in life where you feel more frustrated, irritated, more out of control, powerless and vulnerable besides having a loved family member in Intensive Care.
On top of that your critically ill loved one’s future is often uncertain and you don’t know what’s around the corner really.
Many questions are running through your mind…
Therefore you and your Family are trying to stay afloat amidst the critical illness of your loved one. You have many questions running through your mind and one of those many questions is whether your critically ill loved one can feel your and your Family’s presence while they are in an induced coma or while your critically ill loved one is recovering from a severe head injury.
The bottom line is this:
- Generally speaking, your critically ill loved one may not necessarily show a great deal of obvious responsiveness to you being at the bedside and holding hands and talking to your loved one
- Of course the level of responsiveness generally depends on the depth and the length of the induced coma
- Again, generally speaking your critically ill loved one may show a response that is more linked to opening eyes, restlessness or showing signs that they don’t like having a breathing tube in their throat
- As a rule of thumb, most critically ill Patients in Intensive Care don’t remember much, if anything after they have come out of Intensive Care
- Having said that, I’m personally a big believer that if Family members are present at the bedside in Intensive Care, holding hands and talking to their loved one is important and besides critically ill Patients not remembering any details about their stay in Intensive Care, they do remember loved one’s being present and talking to them
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Holding hands and talking to your loved one is helping
I do believe that even though your critically ill loved one may not remember the details of their stay in Intensive Care, holding hands and talking to your loved one can only support your loved one’s recovery and you should listen to your gut of what’s right in your specific situation.
If your critically ill loved one is recovering from a severe head injury or a severe head trauma, things might take a bit longer and you, your Family and the Intensive Care team probably need to be very patient. It can take a little while until your critically ill loved one is waking up. I have written a few related articles here that help you getting through this difficult time. Click on the links below to read the articles.
· What is an induced coma and why is my critically ill loved one in an induced coma? https://intensivecarehotline.com/induced-coma-critically-ill-loved-one-induced-coma/
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In your FREE reports you’ll also discover
- How to ask the doctors and the nurses the right questions
- Discover the many competing interests in Intensive Care and how your critically ill loved one’s treatment may depend on those competing interests
- How to eliminate fear, frustration, stress, struggle and vulnerability even if your loved one is dying
- 5 “killer” tips& strategies helping you to get on the right path to PEACE OF MIND, control, power and influence in your situation
- You’ll get real world examples that you can easily adapt to your and your critically ill loved one’s situation
- How to stop being intimidated by the Intensive Care team and how you will be seen as equals
- You’ll get crucial ‘behind the scenes’ insight so that you know and understand what is really happening in Intensive Care
- How you need to manage doctors and nurses in Intensive Care(it’s not what you think)
Thank you for tuning into this week’s blog and I’ll see you again in another update next week!
Make sure you also check out our “YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED” section where we answer your questions or send me an email to [email protected] with your questions!
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This is Patrik Hutzel from INTENSIVECAREHOTLINE.COM and I’ll see you again next week with another update!
Your Friend
Patrik Hutzel
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