{"id":226,"date":"2015-11-03T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-11-03T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/man-declared-dead-while-still-showing-signs-of-life\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:28:07","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:28:07","slug":"man-declared-dead-while-still-showing-signs-of-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/man-declared-dead-while-still-showing-signs-of-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Man declared dead while still showing signs of life"},"content":{"rendered":"

When our loved one is in a life-or-death situation, we tend to put our trust in medical professionals without hesitation in hopes that our loved one will be saved. Even with this trust, many individuals will stay vigilant to make sure that no errors<\/a> are made when it comes to the health of someone they love. But what happens if you notice an error and a medical professional refuses to hear your concern? That\u2019s exactly what happened to a New York woman last year.<\/p>\n

The woman\u2019s husband ended up at DeGraff Memorial Hospital after having a heart attack. About 30 minutes after the man arrived, the doctor removed him off life support and declared him dead. What happened next is truly something out of a horrible nightmare. The wife says she noticed signs that her husband was still alive. She told The Buffalo News that her husband \u201cturned his eyes\u201d and looked at her. When she told the doctor that her husband was still alive, the doctor brushed it off as \u201clife expelling out of his body.\u201d<\/p>\n

Sometime later the coroner arrived and saw signs of life as well. He told the doctor who again brushed it off as a bodily reaction to drugs. The coroner refused to take the body until the signs of life stopped showing. Finally, almost three hours after declaring him dead, the doctor came back to check on the patient. At that point he realized that the man was alive. According to the man\u2019s wife, he was actually \u201cthrashing around on the gurney. \u201c Unfortunately, the man died the next morning after being transferred to Buffalo General Medical Center.<\/p>\n

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When our loved one is in a life-or-death situation, we tend to put our trust in medical professionals without hesitation in hopes that our loved one will be saved. 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