Assertion: coma | /r/CapableOf | protect the brain
Facets:
value: from secondary damage
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: from serious injuries
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
Source sentences:
text: These comas protect the brain from serious injuries, especially when there is extensive swelling.
text: A coma like Gordon’s is induced to slow and protect the brain as illness progresses and options begin to dwindle.
text: The coma is able to protect the brain from swelling by reducing the metabolic rate of brain tissue and cerebral blood flow.
text: A coma can be chemically induced to accelerate healing, protect the brain from secondary damage, or to relieve severe chronic pain during healing after a traumatic brain injury (TBI) or other kind of brain disorder.