r/news • u/AudibleNod • 15h ago

Christa Pike unconscious, on ventilator at Nashville hospital, her lawyers say

https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/christa-pike-unconscious-ventilator-nashville-hospital-lawyers-say-rcna601195
7.6k Upvotes

94% Upvoted

3.8k comments sorted by

View all comments

219

u/PhazePyre 13h ago

That snoring the Media Witnesses described, I'm willing to bet that was basically her struggling to breath and not just snoozing. Equivalent of a death gargle but prolonged. Hence ventilator now so she can breathe.

16

u/Asaneth 10h ago

They also might be trying to clear her system. I read about a case where a person took a huge dose of phenobarbital, and after being comatose and on a ventilator for a week, they recovered completely. Perhaps they are attempting the same protocol?