A pensioner who had been pronounced de.ad was rushed back to hospital after funeral home workers discovered he was still alive
Juraci Rosa Alves was taken to hospital on Saturday May 16 where a doctor pronounced him de.ad from respiratory failure. A funeral home was subsequently contacted and the 88 year old was transferred there for routine post-de.ath procedures.
However, while staff were preparing his body for the wake, they noticed signs of life.
Jacqueline Brogiato, the funeral home’s technical nursing supervisor, told local media: “Our funeral staff carried out the transfer as a standard procedure.
“When they arrived at the laboratory and placed him on the table, they noticed unusual movement in the abdomen and were unsure whether it was breathing.
“At first, when we realised there were vital signs, our only thought was to save him. So I carried out the initial care, trying to clear his airway until emergency services arrived.
“Everything happened very quickly – when they arrived, the doctor immediately began sedating and intubating him so he could be taken to the healthcare facility.”
Mr Alves was transported to a hospital in Presidente Prudente, Brazil, where he remained as of yesterday.
Authorities were notified and have logged the incident as “failure to provide assistance”. They have not disclosed the identity of the medical practitioner who pronounced Alves deceased.
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