Coma Page #2

Synopsis: A young doctor at a hospital, Susan Wheeler (played by Geneviève Bujold), starts noticing a pattern of strange occurrences with patients. Healthy patients are suddenly developing complications and ending up in comas. She starts investigating and what she reveals is astonishing.
Genre: Drama, Horror, Mystery
Director(s): Michael Crichton
Production: WARNER BROTHERS PICTURES
  1 nomination.
 
IMDB:
6.9
Metacritic:
60
Rotten Tomatoes:
79%
PG
Year:
1978
113 min
1,183 Views


up four and open.

And one and two,

three and four.

Stretch.

Walk two, three, four...

...and five and six, seven,

eight and back.

- You gonna leave Mark?

- I don't know.

I went home last night.

Again?

He's impossible.

Did you see Dr. Richards?

I don't know.

Apparently you can tell by looking at

the cervix. It's a different color.

He did the lab tests and he says

I'm definitely 8 to 10 weeks pregnant.

So Dr. Richards is doing

a D and C tomorrow.

For menstrual irregularity.

It's simple, isn't it?

Are you worried?

I know you do this every day but, sure,

I'm worried. Who wouldn't be?

Lt'll be fine, Nancy.

It's routine procedure.

We're going to the Ice Capades.

It's real crowded.

Patient on call?

- Coming right down, Dr. Cowans.

- The instruments are autoclaved.

Let's teach you fellas

some anesthesiology.

This is your standard anesthesia.

You've got two main wall lines.

Nitrous oxide on the left and oxygen.

We got a case today that's a D and C.

It's one of Dr. Richard's cases.

Actually, it's a TAB.

That's a therapeutic abortion.

Keep it clean. It's a married patient.

On the cart here,

we got two manometers...

...with flow valves here and here

to regulate gas.

We got emergency oxygen down here...

...which we checked and that's full.

During surgery, we'll be recording this

and the vital signs.

Hey, how is Bess?

I don't know.

In and out.

Boy, she has more rails

than anybody I know.

She's seeing a shrink now.

One, two, three, up!

Anybody we know?

Morning, Nancy. Remember me?

I'm Dr. Cowans.

That's right, dear,

and you'll have a nice long sleep.

Pre-op, she's received a 0.01

of Demerol and 0.4 of atropine...

...so believe me,

she's pretty relaxed.

I'll say she's relaxed!

Come on, Mrs. Greenly, on your back.

That's it.

- Gonna meet me for lunch?

- I don't know.

I'll let you know, okay?

I'll be in the lounge.

Henry might be calling,

and if he does, you know...

- Okay, no problem.

- Yeah, okay.

- Good afternoon, Tom.

- Afternoon, Jim. How's our lady?

Just about ready.

I'm still awake.

- But not for long, dear.

- You promise?

I'll induce with sodium Pentothal,

give an IV by syringe.

Nance, what I want you to do...

...is start counting from 100

backwards real slow, okay?

Here we go.

- A hundred.

- Ninety-nine...

...ninety-eight...

...ninety-seven...

...ninety-six...

It's quick. Stop the pentothal.

You see, pentothal isn't

really an anesthetic.

Any deep pain right now

and she'd wake right up.

What we need for anesthesia is gas.

First I'll inject some succinylcholine.

I want you to watch her chest gauge

because she'll stop breathing.

She's now experiencing

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Michael Crichton

John Michael Crichton (/ˈkraɪtən/; October 23, 1942 – November 4, 2008) was an American best-selling author, screenwriter, film director, producer, and former physician best known for his work in the science fiction, medical fiction and thriller genres. His books have sold over 200 million copies worldwide, and many have been adapted into films. In 1994, Crichton became the only creative artist ever to have works simultaneously charting at No. 1 in US television (ER), film (Jurassic Park), and book sales (Disclosure). more…

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