After a nightmare childbirth, an American lost consciousness and was almost pronounced dead. After 45 minutes of cardiac arrest she woke up. Unheard of for its doctors.
Inexplicable. This is the conclusion of American doctors in the face of the extraordinary story of Ruby Graupera-Cassimir. After giving birth in a Florida hospital last September, the 40-year-old lost consciousness and was almost pronounced dead. Except that after a very long cardiac arrest, she woke up spontaneously. Unheard of for its doctors.
45 minutes of heart massage in vain
In this story told in the columns of the Washington post Monday, November 10, it all starts with a nightmare childbirth. After giving birth to her child, Ruby is indeed the victim of an amniotic embolism, a rare complication (from 1 to 12 cases per 100,000 births according to an American clinic) in which the amniotic fluid passes into the blood, risking causing fatal clots.
As a result, the medical team tries to revive her for two hours. In vain, since the heart of this forty-something suddenly stops beating. 45 minutes of cardiac massage followed, until the doctors called on the defibrillator. Again without success.
The riddle of the heart monitor that sounds again
The medical team is preparing to declare the time of his death when the unexpected happens. Without understanding why or how, the heart monitor connected to Ruby suddenly emits a “ beep, followed by another, then yet another “, relates the Washington post.
“ I remember feeling like an inner strength telling me it wasn’t my time “, explained Ruby to ABC News.
And the rest is happy. Because the day after her accident, Ruby no longer needs respiratory assistance. Today, this American is doing very well and is not suffering from any brain or physical damage. “I do not know why I was given this opportunity to live, but I am very grateful”, she concluded before the media across the Atlantic.
“I have seen few really inexplicable or miraculous things in my profession, but it is the first thing that came to my mind when I heard this story”, commented for his part Dr. Anthony Dardano, Chief of Physicians of the hospital.
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