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Tuesday, August 25, 2020

For Unresponsive "Comotose" Patients a New Simple Test

Give her the sniff test!

I've been studying end of life issues and "brain death" for years. When I read about a "sniff test" that can predict whether a person will "wake up" I was thrilled! So simple! Just see if the person sniffs at strong odors:
According to Noam Sobel, PhD, of the Weizmann Institute of Science in Rehovot, Israel, one of the authors of the article and speaking to MedpageToday: