A BRAZILIAN grandad declared dead by doctors has been found alive after shocked funeral home staff realised he was still breathing.
Juraci Rosa Alves, 88, was rushed to hospital on Saturday as medics pronounced him dead following respiratory failure.
Juraci Rosa Alves, 88, was declared dead by doctors but has now been found alive after shocked funeral home staff realised he was still breathing Credit: JamPress
The Santa Casa de Presidente Bernardes hospital where Alves was originally declared dead Credit: JamPress
Alves’ body was taken to a home where staff underwent standard post-death procedures and prepared to get him ready for his final send off.
Staff quickly discovered that Alves was actually still showing signs of life as they desperately tried to revive him.
Jacqueline Brogiato, the funeral home’s technical nursing supervisor, said: “Our funeral staff carried out the transfer as a standard procedure.
“When they arrived at the laboratory and placed him on the table, they noticed unusual movement in the abdomen and were unsure whether it was breathing.
“At first, when we realised there were vital signs, our only thought was to save him.
“So I carried out the initial care, trying to clear his airway until emergency services arrived.
“Everything happened very quickly – when they arrived, the doctor immediately began sedating and intubating him so he could be taken to the healthcare facility.”
Alves was rushed to a hospital in Presidente Prudente, , where he remains as of yesterday.
Alves’ official death certificate Credit: JamPress
Alves was rushed to a hospital in Presidente Prudent where he remains as of yesterday Credit: Google maps
A relative said: “My aunt had gone home to prepare the paperwork and the clothes my grandad was going to wear for the wake.
“When they arrived there, my aunt and cousin thought the delay seemed strange.
“Then my cousin was told he had been taken to the funeral home to prepare the body and, once there, the funeral home noticed vital signs – he was breathing and moving.”
were informed and registered the case as “failure to provide assistance”, while they have not released the name of the doctor who declared Alves dead.
Alves, who resides in Emilianópolis, remains intubated in the ICU in a serious but stable condition.
His family’s lawyer, Carlos Alberto Carneiro, said: “According to the hospital currently treating Mr Juraci, the situation may have worsened his condition due to his age and the amount of time he spent without proper care and treatment.”
The original hospital in Presidente Bernardes said it will open an internal inquiry into the incident and is “available to provide any necessary clarification.”
It comes as an elderly pilot was found alive more than .
Altevir Edson, 72, had been feared dead after his small plane fell out of the sky over a dense forest near Belém, North Brazil.
A vulture collided with one of the propellers on Altevir’s single-engine aircraft, which sent the plane plummeting down to .
The pilot was nowhere to be found after the wreck of the plane was discovered and authorities launched a frantic search.
He was later found more than three miles away, while the Brazilian Air Force said the crash is being investigated.
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