An Indian man who had been declared dead woke up just before
he was set to be buried during a funeral ceremony, according to reports.
Mourners at Mohammad Furqan, 20, was declared dead by Indian
medical professionals, but his surprise awakening at the funeral in the
Northern Indian city of Lucknow shocked mourners.
He was immediately brought to the hospital and put on a
ventilator to support him, according to the Independent.
Furqan had been unconscious since June 21 when he got into
an accident. Doctors declared him dead on Monday but coincidentally only after
the man’s family told the hospital that looked after him they no longer had the
funds to pay for his care.
The family told the Hindustan Times that the situation left
them traumatized because they not only had to come to terms with Furqan’s
passing, but then see him move during the funeral.
“Devastated, we were preparing for the burial when some of
us saw movement in his limbs. We immediately took Furqan to the Ram Manohar
Lohia hospital where the doctors said he was alive and have put him on
ventilator support,” older brother Mohammad Irfan told the outlet.
“We had paid Rs 7 lakh [$10,000] to the private hospital
earlier and when we told them that we had run out of money, they had declared
Furqan dead,” he added.
The city’s chief medical officer also told the outlet that
an investigation is underway into the country’s medical practices.
“We have taken cognizance of the incident and the matter
will be thoroughly probed,” Narendra Agarwal told the outlet.
“The patient is in critical condition but definitely not
brain dead. He has pulse, blood pressure and his reflexes are working. He has
been put on ventilator support.”
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