When one of these events occurs, it can disrupt brain functioning, sometimes leading to a coma. A person in a coma usually needs to be cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the [[hospital]]. Intensive care units provide extra care and attention from doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff. They make sure the person gets fluids, nutrients, and any medicines he or she needs to keep his or her body as healthy as possible. These are sometimes given through a tiny plastic tube inserted in a [[vein]] or through a feeding tube that brings fluids and nutrients directly to the [[stomach]]. Sometimes a comatose person is unable to breathe on his own and needs the help of a [[ventilator]], a machine that pumps air into the lungs through a tube placed in the person's windpipe. The hospital staff also tries to prevent bedsores in someone who is comatose. Bedsores are open sores on the body that come from lying in one place for too long without moving at all. | When one of these events occurs, it can disrupt brain functioning, sometimes leading to a coma. A person in a coma usually needs to be cared for in the intensive care unit (ICU) of the [[hospital]]. Intensive care units provide extra care and attention from doctors, nurses, and other hospital staff. They make sure the person gets fluids, nutrients, and any medicines he or she needs to keep his or her body as healthy as possible. These are sometimes given through a tiny plastic tube inserted in a [[vein]] or through a feeding tube that brings fluids and nutrients directly to the [[stomach]]. Sometimes a comatose person is unable to breathe on his own and needs the help of a [[ventilator]], a machine that pumps air into the lungs through a tube placed in the person's windpipe. The hospital staff also tries to prevent bedsores in someone who is comatose. Bedsores are open sores on the body that come from lying in one place for too long without moving at all. |