Another AIADMK member dies hearing news of Jayalalitha's critical health

In a second such case from Sunday night, a  62-year-old AIADMK member died of chock after hearing about Jayalalithaa's cardiac arrest.

 

 

 

A 62-year-old AIADMK functionary died of a stroke after hearing news of Jayalalithaa's critical condition on Sunday night.
Palaniyammal, the general secretary of AIADMK for NGO Colony in Coimbatore, enquired about Jayalalithaa's condition last night. When she heard the Tamil Nadu Chief Minister had suffered a cardiac arrest, she died of a shock-induced stroke.
Palaniyammal is the second AIADMK member to die of shock from news on Jayalalithaa's cardiac arrest. Nelagandan, an AIADMK member from Cuddalore district, also died of shock on Sunday night while he was watching news of Jayalalithaa's health.
Another similar incident was reported in October when a 47-year-old AIADMK worker had died of heart attack in Coimbatore, after hearing rumours about Jayalalithaa's health.
Amma, as Jayalalithaa is popularly known, has been in Chennai's Apollo Hospital since September 22, when she was admitted for fever and dehydration.
A large number of emotional supporters have thronged the hospital and police have been deployed in large numbers in case they react strongly to further developments.
Jaya's devoted supporters have been known to commit suicide in the past in reaction to any bad news about her.

Source : http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/jayalalithaa-cardiac-arrest-aiadmk-member-dies-of-shock/1/827156.html

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Jayalalithaa Condition 'Very Grave', Supporters In Despair At Hospital: 10 Facts

CHENNAI:  Women were weeping this afternoon, beating their heads in despair, outside Chennai's Apollo Hospital after Chief Minister J Jayalalithaa's condition was declared "very grave." The 68-year-old had a cardiac arrest last evening and is on crucial life support systems with machines taking over crucial lung and heart functions.

Here are the 10 latest developments in this big story:

1. A spokesperson at Chennai's Apollo Hospital said at about 1 pm  that the 68-year-old politician is in very critical condition, though the state's most senior bureaucrat, Chief Secretary  P Rama Mohana Rao, told visitors this morning that the politician is "improving."
2. Legislators from Jayalalithaa's party, the AIADMK, gathered at the hospital with senior ministers, and have been meeting informally to discuss the crisis, said sources. Earlier this morning, the AIADMK said that the Chief Minister was improving after a heart procedure, a claim denied completely by the hospital.
3. Four doctors from Delhi's premier AIIMS institute have been sent to Chennai, said union Health Minister JP Nadda, who is getting regular updates from Apollo Hospital in Chennai.
4. London specialist Dr Richard Beale who had flown down earlier to supervise the Chief Minister's condition said in a statement "The situation is extremely grave but I can confirm that everything possible is being done to give her the best chance of surviving (the cardiac arrest)." He told NDTV that the politician is now "on the most advanced level of support."
5. The Chief MInister is now being treated with ECMO or an  Extra-Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation device, which means that she is being assisted in breathing and in heart functions. Expert said the line of treatment can continue for weeks and is used when doctors believe the cause of cardiac arrest is reversible.
6. The police has blocked all roads leading to the hospital where hundreds of the Chief Minister's supporters have gathered to keep vigil just like they had months ago, disbanding only when doctors said she had recovered.
7. Security across the state has been reviewed as a precaution against violent or self-harming protests by lakhs of supporters of the hugely popular politician.
8. Just days ago, the Chief Minister was moved from the critical care unit of the hospital to a private room fitted with state-of-the-art equipment.
9. In a series of tweets last night on the politician's health condition, Apollo Hospital asked for prayers for the leader's recovery.
10. Yesterday, hours before Ms Jayalalithaa's condition worsened, her party said that she was fully recovered and was due to decide on when to return to her home.

 Source : http://www.ndtv.com/tamil-nadu-news/roads-to-apollo-hospital-blocked-mass-prayers-for-tamil-nadu-chief-minister-jayalalithaa-10-points-1634009
 

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Jayalalithaa's health: What is ECMO?

Summary: She was put on an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) heart assist device that aids cardiac and respiratory functions. # Specifically, ECMO is resorted to in situations where it can be rapidly implemented and where the attending medical personnel believe that the suspected cause of the cardiac arrest is potentially reversible It also warms the blood and then returns it to the artery and in some cases pumps the blood through the body. Here is a brief explainer:# ECMO stands for ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation# ECMO is used as a life support system in some patients who suffer a cardiac arrest — it is used as a rescue therapy when the patient is found to be unresponsive to conventional CPR measures# An ECMO machine works by draining the blood from a vein, adding oxygen and removing the carbon dioxide. more-inOn Sunday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was shifted back to the Intensive Care Unit of the Apollo Hospitals, exactly a fortnight after she was moved to a private room.

more-in On Sunday, Chief Minister Jayalalithaa was shifted back to the Intensive Care Unit of the Apollo Hospitals, exactly a fortnight after she was moved to a private room. She was put on an Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) heart assist device that aids cardiac and respiratory functions. Here is a brief explainer: # ECMO stands for ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation # ECMO is used as a life support system in some patients who suffer a cardiac arrest — it is used as a rescue therapy when the patient is found to be unresponsive to conventional CPR measures # An ECMO machine works by draining the blood from a vein, adding oxygen and removing the carbon dioxide. It also warms the blood and then returns it to the artery and in some cases pumps the blood through the body.

This allows the blood to bypass the heart and lungs. # Specifically, ECMO is resorted to in situations where it can be rapidly implemented and where the attending medical personnel believe that the suspected cause of the cardiac arrest is potentially reversible. . .

Source: http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/Jayalalithaas-health-What-is-ECMO/article16762820.ece

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