Brain Dead Man wakes up before surgery: A shocking case has come to light in America where a person was pronounced dead after suffering brain death, but while preparations were being made in the operating room to harvest his heart for organ donation, she came back to life. Thomas ‘TJ’ Hoover II, 36, was admitted to Baptist Health Richmond Hospital in October 2021 due to a drug overdose. Where he was declared brain dead, but then came back to life. Let us know who is responsible for this negligence.
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Nicoletta Martin, a former employee of Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (KODA), who reviewed this case, said he was moving on the operating table. Natasha Miller, another Coda employee, said that when Hoover was taken from the intensive care unit to the operating room, he still showed signs of being alive. He was shaking here and there.
Then, when he was operated on, he was in tears. According to Miller, what is surprising is that the CODA coordinator said the doctor will have to do the organ harvesting. However, Julie Bergen, president and COO of Network for Hope, denied the allegations.
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Baptist Health Richmond also said patient safety is their top priority, they respect their organ donation wishes and work closely with patients and their families. Meanwhile, the Kentucky Attorney General and the U.S. Health Care Resources Administration are investigating the alleged incident.
Hoover, who survived the investigation, currently lives with his sister Donna Rohrer, who has become his legal guardian. Since the incident, Hoover has suffered from difficulties with memory, walking and speaking, which has been the most traumatic experience of his life.
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