Kasra Hospital Statement: Mahsa Was Admitted in a Brain-Dead State
Following the announcement of Mahsa Amini’s death, Kasra Hospital issued a statement on their Instagram page, stating that Mahsa was brought to the hospital already in a brain-dead condition. Part of the statement reads:
Ms. Mahsa Amini was referred to Kasra Hospital at 20:22 on Tuesday, September 13, with a cardiac and respiratory arrest code 99, without vital signs and in a double midriasis state, indicating brain death. Despite the special efforts of the resuscitation team, resuscitation operations were performed on the patient, leading to the return of her heartbeat, and she was admitted to the intensive care unit. Unfortunately, after 48 hours, on Friday, the patient experienced cardiac arrest again, and despite the brain death, the medical team was unable to revive her, resulting in her passing. Therefore, Ms. Mahsa Amini’s body was immediately referred to the forensic medicine for further investigation following her death.