Back in February of this year, precocious two-year-old Eden Carlson managed to sneak past a series of gates and doors and made it into her own backyard, all while her mother was showering, completely unawares. Then things took a drastic turn. Somehow the little girl slipped and fell into the swimming pool, where she remained submerged for 15 minutes. Her mother and later a responding CMS team, gave her CPR, but to no avail. The child wouldn’t have a heartbeat again until two hours later, when she was revived at the Washington Regional Medical Centre in Fayetteville, Arkansas.
It’s a miracle that doctors were able bring her back. The toddler was discharged after 48 days in critical care. But she suffered significant brain damage. An MRI revealed injury to the deep gray matter and cerebral atrophy, which is where gray and white matter are lost. The effects on her behavior were clear and visible. She wasn’t alert or aware anymore.
Little Eden could no longer walk, speak, or even move, as she had. The only physical responses she gave was moving her head or squirming.Dr. Paul Harch was asked to consult on the case. He soon decided to intervene. Harch is the Director of Hyperbaric Medicine at the LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine. He teamed up with Dr. Edward Fogarty, of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine, for this case. The doctors decided to employ hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT). This is when a patient lies on a table, which is slid into a plastic tube.
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy (HBOT) is used to treat a varying set of conditions. Getty Images.
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