An Indian man who had been declared dead woke up just before he was set to be buried during a funeral ceremony, according to reports.
Mourners at Mohammad Furqan, 20, was declared dead by Indian medical professionals, but his surprise awakening at the funeral in the Northern Indian city of Lucknow shocked mourners.
He was immediately brought to the hospital and put on a ventilator to support him, according to the Independent.
Furqan had been unconscious since June 21 when he got into an accident. Doctors declared him dead on Monday but coincidentally only after the man’s family told the hospital that looked after him they no longer had the funds to pay for his care.
The family told the Hindustan Times that the situation left them traumatized because they not only had to come to terms with Furqan’s passing, but then see him move during the funeral.
“Devastated, we were preparing for the burial when some of us saw movement in his limbs. We immediately took Furqan to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital where the doctors said he was alive and have put him on ventilator support,” older brother Mohammad Irfan told the outlet.
“We had paid Rs 7 lakh [$10,000] to the private hospital earlier and when we told them that we had run out of money, they had declared Furqan dead,” he added.
The city’s chief medical officer also told the outlet that an investigation is underway into the country’s medical practices.
“We have taken cognizance of the incident and the matter will be thoroughly probed,” Narendra Agarwal told the outlet.
“The patient is in critical condition but definitely not brain dead. He has pulse, blood pressure and his reflexes are working. He has been put on ventilator support.”
(Source: Fox News)
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Let the Democrats pay his medical care on behalf of his financially strapped family.
this is primitive medicine at best. mistakes are always possible, but proper testing for brain death has now become more and more simplified. in fact, a trained neurologist can now (unobtrusively) examine a brain dead patient and certify that without a respirator they are incapable of breathing on their own. this has significant halakhic implications. talk to your posek who understands current medical capability.
This is not TECHIYAS HAMEISIM, just a freaking fake new headline
Does this mean to imply that the doctors deliberately falsely declared a man dead?
FAKE HEADLINE
REAL STORY
Indian Hospital declares MAN DEAD due to LACK of FUNDS
Socialized healthcare at its best
Sounds like malpractice. The private hospital decided to claim he was dead when his family didn’t pay the bill. India has lots of lawyers and I’m sure they will manage the case nicely
Ywn…You are NOT the National Enquirer. STOP putting up false sensationalist headlines!
Not techiyas hameisim rather it’s retzicha
It’s a good job they noticed before he was cremated.
hml: Name is Muslim, they don’t cremate (they are also a discriminated minority in India which explains a lot about what the hospital did).
Similar ניסים will take place in USA once the Democrats have their way.