What is Coma?
{{No sources}} '''Coma''' is a [[medicine|medical]] term. It is a state of deep and prolonged [[unconscious]]ness. People who are in that state cannot be woken up. They also do not [[wikt:react|react]] to [[pain]] or [[light]]. Coma can result from various [[Condition|conditions]]. Some of these are [[intoxication]], [[poison]]s, [[wikt:damage|damage]]s or [[disease]]s of the [[nervous system]]. It can also be the result of certain [[drug]]s. Doctors sometimes put patients that have very bad injuries into a coma. There are different levels of coma. Comas usually do not last more than several weeks, but those several weeks could be [[disaster|disastrous]]. Sometimes only basic bodily [[Function (biology)|function]]s are left over. Intensive hospital care is often needed to [[wikt:recover|recover]] some of these functions. Some comas can last years, but these are usually not woken up from. The [[family]] of a coma victim (or whoever has the power of [[Attorney]]) can sign papers so that they are taken off of [[life support]] and then will [[die]]. {{medicine-stub}} [[Category:Symptoms]]