Elderly man pronounced dead in hospital shows vital signs at funeral home and is admitted The elderly man pronounced dead at Santa Casa de Presidente Bernardes (SP) and whose vital signs were identified at the funeral home completed a month in hospital this Tuesday (16). Juraci Rosa Alves, 88 years old, was declared dead at the hospital due to the absence of a pulse or heartbeat and was taken to the funeral home to have his body covered, when company employees realized that he was breathing. The elderly man remains hospitalized at Santa Casa de Presidente Prudente. The patient was discharged from the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) late this Monday afternoon (15) and was transferred to the ward. According to the unit, he remains under medical supervision and is in stable health. 📲 Join the g1 Presidente Prudente e Região channel on WhatsApp g1 had access to information from the police investigation. According to the Civil Police, the medical records, previously analyzed, indicate that the patient underwent resuscitation maneuvers for a period of more than one hour, including three attempts at orotracheal intubation, all of which were unsuccessful. According to the record, at the end of the resuscitation attempts, the patient was reevaluated, and the absence of central and peripheral pulses, absence of heartbeat, mydriatic pupils and asystole rhythm on the cardiac monitor were found. Elderly man presumed dead in hospital shows vital signs during body preparation at funeral home in Presidente Prudente Personal Archive/Reproduction Given this situation, death was mistakenly declared at 7:50 pm on May 16 of this year, with the causes indicated as “acute respiratory failure” and “pneumonitis caused by solids” (inflammation in the lungs caused by aspiration of food or foreign substances). UNDERSTAND THE CASE: What is known about the case of the elderly man declared dead in hospital and found alive in a funeral home in the interior of SP Family only discovered that elderly man presumed dead was alive when he took clothes to dress the body for the wake, says granddaughter Family of elderly man presumed dead thought the call informing him he was alive was a prank call Shortly afterwards, the man was taken to the funeral home in Presidente Prudente, where employees noticed that he was breathing. According to the Civil Police, as of this Monday, eight statements had been collected throughout the month and investigations are ongoing. The police investigation is currently in the oral evidence production phase and is awaiting the conclusion of expert reports. The Civil Police highlighted that the hearing is part of a regular investigation procedure, with the aim of clarifying the circumstances of the medical care provided. Still according to the authorities, to date, there has been no attribution of criminal responsibility, with the information being based on reports collected and available technical elements. Police seized the death certificate, in which the elderly man's cause of death was recorded as “respiratory failure” Assigned Doctor asked for leave The doctor responsible for declaring the elderly man's death requested leave from Santa Casa de Presidente Bernardes, as announced on May 21st. She was interviewed by the police four days later, on May 25. According to the statement to the police, the doctor said that the patient arrived at the hospital around 6 pm, in a municipal ambulance from Emilianópolis, in serious condition. According to her, the man was unconscious, in serious condition and showing signs of respiratory failure (acute shortness of breath). The professional told the police that, given the situation, the first emergency protocols were initiated immediately. Initial plugin text Faced with the worsening of the condition, the team performed advanced life support maneuvers, such as attempts at orotracheal intubation (insertion of a tube into the trachea to ensure breathing) and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (cardiac massage). To the Civil Police, the doctor explained that there were technical difficulties related to the patient's clinical condition, which prevented the success of the three intubation attempts. See more news on g1 Presidente Prudente and Region VIDEOS: watch TV TEM reports