In a tragic accident, a two-year-old toddler experienced cardiac arrest after drowning in a swimming pool. She was rushed to the Children's Hospital in the US, but she wasn't responding to any stimuli, even after being resuscitated. An MRI scan revealed deep brain injury as well as grey and white matter loss. She had no speech, gait or responsiveness to commands, and was constantly squirming and shaking her head.
However, in what can only be termed a medical miracle, the doctors successfully reversed the damage that the drowning had caused in her brain. Since hyperbaric oxygen therapy was not available in the patient’s location, doctors at Health Sciences Center in the US began a bridging treatment to prevent permanent tissue degeneration until they could get the patient to a hyperbaric treatment center. Fifty-five days post-drowning, they began short duration treatment with 100…
