Coma: Timeline

1941   6-year-old Elaine Esposito goes to an appendix operation in Florida Florida

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 and lapses into a coma. She dies 1978, still in coma.

1976   The New Jersey New Jersey

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 Supreme Court rules that coma patient Karen Ann Quinlan Karen Ann Quinlan

Karen Ann Quinlan was an important figure in the history of the right to die [i] debate in United States ... 

 can be disconnected from her ventilator. She remains comatose and dies in 1985.

2000   Japan Japan

is an island country [i] in East Asia [i]. ... 

ese prime minister Keizo Obuchi Keizo Obuchi

Keizo Obuchi was a Japan [i]ese politician [i] who served in the House of Representatives [i] ... 

 suffers a stroke Stroke

A stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, is an acute neurologic injury in which the blood [i] ... 

 and falls into a coma.

2000   Keizo Obuchi Keizo Obuchi

Keizo Obuchi was a Japan [i]ese politician [i] who served in the House of Representatives [i] ... 

, the former Prime Minister of Japan Prime Minister of Japan

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 dies of the stroke Stroke

A stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, is an acute neurologic injury in which the blood [i] ... 

 which left him in a coma.