Comatose patients can be treated by medication, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, electrical stimulation to promote awakening therapy or Chinese medicine therapy in the rehabilitation department.
1. Drug treatment: For the mechanical injury of nerve tissue caused by external trauma, i.e. primary injury, or ischemia and hypoxia manifestation, i.e. secondary injury, can be treated by using nerve-protecting drugs, such as nerve growth factor and so on.
2. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy: this treatment is suitable for patients with stable vital signs and no active intracranial hemorrhage, such as patients with severe coma caused by carbon monoxide poisoning, early hyperbaric oxygen therapy is needed.
3. Electrical stimulation for awakening treatment: electrical stimulation for awakening treatment for patients with stable vital signs and no active intracranial hemorrhage, no serious cardiovascular disease with cardiac insufficiency, can try to apply the electrical stimulation for awakening treatment at an early stage, such as the median nerve electrical stimulation, which may have a certain effect on the comatose patients.
4. Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: acupuncture is a kind of traditional Chinese medicine, and this method can promote the awakening of patients with other methods.
In conclusion, drug therapy, hyperbaric oxygen therapy, electrical stimulation to promote awakening therapy and Chinese medicine therapy have certain efficacy for comatose patients, but we need to clarify the cause of the disease under the guidance of the doctor and choose the appropriate method for treatment.