Can a person who is intubated talk?
No
What about patients under sedation?
No
Is there a way to get information from them?
Yes
How?
A sedation holiday
Does this mean they are made conscious temporarily?
Yes
Who usually would want to do this?
Doctors
Why?
To ask patients questions
For what reason?
To assess neurological and cognitive functioning.
How does that work when someone can't speak?
They can write
Are they alert and with it?
No
But is communication effective?
Yes
Who are people proposing to bring out of sedation?
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev
Who wants to interview him?
Law enforcement officials
Do they think he committed a crime?
Yes
What do they think he did?
The Boston Marathon bombings
When was he admitted?
Friday
What was the reason for admission?
A gunshot wound
Where?
The side of his neck