Spinal reflex

Reflex upper limb movement of a brain dead confirmed person. A sign which can lead to confusion among relatives sometimes.

[jage]

I did that gently when my baby girl was blue and not breathing from SIDS. I went to feed her and found her like this! I said Oh No!!!! Please my Lord!!! Kept massaging her little 3 month old chest. She finally woke up. Scared me to death. I sat up with her for a week. It happened again and I did the same thing the month later. She's now 38😔💕

[karthijayabalan]

That's asymmetric tonic neck reflex (ATNR) - Brain stem reflex usually seen in 2 to 4 months babies or due severe injury to brain... Predicts brain has gone primitive state becoz of the injury.

[KarmaMechanic]

This looks like decorticate posturing. It's sort of a reflex that happens when you're cerebral cortex is no longer functioning. Almost brain dead.
Physician here.

[leesagomez]

He's winding him up..sternum rub usually requires a PAIN response or reaction clearly in paralytic state..head turn causes sympathetic reaction

[ashleymoore]

When I tried to take my own life, the doctors did this rub so much that my entire chest was bruised, it's definitely not a good feeling

[shreyakanojiya]

More love to you and your loved ones. I hope everything is fine and i hope you make it 🥺

[KarmaMechanic]

He did not wake up. The sternal rub was not perceived as pain. His brain is effectively not functioning any longer so he has this so-called decorticate posturing reflex.
Sad. The poster really should explain what's going on because of all confused commenters

[stupidnottoo]

I really hope you're alright homie.

[sQrLLZ]

Really should blur out the face of the subject. Feels strongly wrong somehow

[magnobarbosa]

Paciente em estado de obito !!!, O movimento ali pontuado e conhecido com o vulgo, sinal de Lázaro. Paciente com poucos minutos de falência. sangue no celebro ou pressão arterial. Obs, em alguns casos o paciente ao entrar em óbito tem espasmos musculares

[melissabell]

It does hurt like hell. Every so often doctors have to do that to me because I sometimes don’t respond and stop breathing.

[chadpreston]

Stern also rub is no joke. Can’t fake that!

[tyrannyblackthorn]

I pray his family find peace and solace in such a difficult time such as this. My sympathy to them. Rest in peace young man.

[angelplaza]

This is sad to watch. I hope he makes it.🙏🏼

[shannonthornton]

It’s a sternal run used to elicit a response from an unconscious person

[TaynahRodriguess]

Isso dói muito.. eu estava internada na psiquiatria com crises conversivas e durante as crises, eu permanecia consciente. A enfermeira fazia esse reflexo, eu sentia dor, mas não reagia. Muito triste.

[katrinadejesus]

Prayers to you and your family 🙏 may our father put his hands on your soul and heals you 🙏 ❤️ 💙

[carolr.]

This is called a sternal run; hence rubbing the sternum for any signs of life. When the doc turned his head & he reacted to it, it probably is from a spinal injury, not 100% possible, but the chances were that it depends on what happened.

[samadhanpatil]

Doctors are real hero they try to save each and every patient

[leomeneguete]

Isso se chama reflexo de Lázaro, esse paciente tem um grande indício de ter morte encefálica