Having actually lived through such a situation (I awoke from an induced coma (seven hours later), after an "incident" that saw me 23 minutes without oxygen), I'm not going to comment further as to "####s and giggles" brigade that have been the bulk of contributors to this thread.
Sad, people. VERY sad. We're all "young and bulletproof", until things go sideways.
Yes; if I'm FUBAR, pull the plug.
They were ready to do just this right before I woke up...they were only waiting for my parents to arrive and "sign off" on the "formalities".
My (once formidible) memory is shot, but otherwise? I function just fine.
The doctors have no answer as to why this happened.
But it did. And I was DEAD without the supporting machines.
They even sent me to the "waiting for you to die" (ICU) at the "Grey Nuns" here in Edmonton.
That's enough said.
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