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Oz Woman Brought Back to Life 42 Minutes After Being Declared Dead [VIDEO]
Benita Matilda
First Posted: Aug 20, 2013 09:38 AM EDT
An Australian woman, mother of two, was successfully brought back to life after being declared clinically dead for 42 minutes.
The Australian woman, Vanessa Tanasio, 42 , suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne with one of her main arteries completely blocked. She was declared clinically dead upon arrival at the hospital. But a miraculous hi-tech device 'Lucas 2 External Compression Device' changed Tanasio's life and gifted her with a second birth.
Before being rushed to the hospital she suffered two heart attacks, one at her residence after which she collapsed and the second one on the operating table. She was given several defibrillator shocks, including one in the ambulance.
Even after being declared clinically dead, the team of doctors at Melbourne's MonashHeart kept on working on her and used the compression device Lucas 2 to maintain the flow of blood to the patient's brain. At the same time, cardiologist Wally Ahmar unblocked the arteries and managed to get her heart back to a normal rhythm, reports AFP.
"(I used) multiple shocks, multiple medications just to resuscitate her," Ahmar said. "Indeed this is a miracle. I did not expect her to be so well."
Fortunately the team at MonashHeart had access to the new chest compression machine, which is also known as the thumper. Tanasio was lucky to arrive at the right place.
The battery powered machine gave Tanasio CPR for more than 30 minutes, which helped to maintain the flow of blood to the brain as well as other organs. As the machine pumped blood, the doctors performed coronary angiogram. The device not only permitted hands free CPR but also lowered the risk of the brain being starved of oxygen, reports News.co.au.
"I'm feeling excellent. For someone who has been dead for nearly an hour of this week I am feeling tremendously well. This has taken me completely by surprise. I am relieved to still be here for my children. The doctors and the nurses have been awesome. The machine is awesome," said Tanasio.
This is the first time that the high tech machine has been used successfully on a patient and the hospital authorities are calling her recovery a miracle.
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First Posted: Aug 20, 2013 09:38 AM EDT
An Australian woman, mother of two, was successfully brought back to life after being declared clinically dead for 42 minutes.
The Australian woman, Vanessa Tanasio, 42 , suffered a massive heart attack and was rushed to Monash Medical Centre in Melbourne with one of her main arteries completely blocked. She was declared clinically dead upon arrival at the hospital. But a miraculous hi-tech device 'Lucas 2 External Compression Device' changed Tanasio's life and gifted her with a second birth.
Before being rushed to the hospital she suffered two heart attacks, one at her residence after which she collapsed and the second one on the operating table. She was given several defibrillator shocks, including one in the ambulance.
Even after being declared clinically dead, the team of doctors at Melbourne's MonashHeart kept on working on her and used the compression device Lucas 2 to maintain the flow of blood to the patient's brain. At the same time, cardiologist Wally Ahmar unblocked the arteries and managed to get her heart back to a normal rhythm, reports AFP.
"(I used) multiple shocks, multiple medications just to resuscitate her," Ahmar said. "Indeed this is a miracle. I did not expect her to be so well."
Fortunately the team at MonashHeart had access to the new chest compression machine, which is also known as the thumper. Tanasio was lucky to arrive at the right place.
The battery powered machine gave Tanasio CPR for more than 30 minutes, which helped to maintain the flow of blood to the brain as well as other organs. As the machine pumped blood, the doctors performed coronary angiogram. The device not only permitted hands free CPR but also lowered the risk of the brain being starved of oxygen, reports News.co.au.
"I'm feeling excellent. For someone who has been dead for nearly an hour of this week I am feeling tremendously well. This has taken me completely by surprise. I am relieved to still be here for my children. The doctors and the nurses have been awesome. The machine is awesome," said Tanasio.
This is the first time that the high tech machine has been used successfully on a patient and the hospital authorities are calling her recovery a miracle.
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