Doctor briefing on T.O.P condition (June 7, 2017)
T.O.P still in ‘extremely bad’ state: doctors
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) — T.O.P, a member of South Korean boy band BIGBANG who has been hospitalized for a suspected drug overdose, was still in “extremely bad” condition according to medical experts Wednesday.
The 29-year-old singer-rapper, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, was hospitalized Tuesday and is currently receiving treatment at an intensive care unit. YG first reported that Choi was found unconscious, but police later denied that he was in critical condition.
“It is suspected that Mr. Choi was overdosed with benzodiazepine,” a team of doctors at Ewha Womans University Medical Center in western Seoul said during a press briefing. Doctors said he was in an “extremely bad” condition.
According to doctors, the singer was unresponsive to light stimulation after arriving at the hospital. They said he reacted only to “hard stimulation.”
Experts said his condition did improve this morning after receiving emergency treatment but was still in a “narcoleptic state.”
“If the patient’s condition improves we will conduct treatment together with the hospital’s mental health department,” said the team.
Earlier in the day, T.O.P’s mother disputed an initial police account of her son’s condition, claiming he was in much worse state than was previously told by the police.
“The condition of my son is quite bad. It’s been misreported after (the police) announced that my boy, who is almost dying, was not fully awake from tranquilizers,” T.O.P’s mother told reporters.
The mother, who was clearly distressed, was also seen telling a nearby police official, “He was clearly unconscious when moved to the hospital. The doctor confirmed it.”
A representative at YG Entertainment said, “The mother was very angry at the police report. T.O.P is currently unconscious and relying on a respirator. She’s flabbergasted by the police report that said he was ‘in a state of sleep’ when hospitalized.”
Police said Tuesday that T.O.P appeared to have overdosed on tranquilizers that he has been taking for medical reasons. An official said that Choi wasn’t in “critical condition” and said he is just sleeping since the medication contained sleeping pill ingredients.
The incident occurred just a day after he was indicted without detention on charges of smoking marijuana. Seoul prosecutors on Monday announced that Choi is suspected of smoking the banned substance four times with a 21-year-old would-be singer, only identified by her surname Han, at his home in Seoul in October last year.
Choi has been serving his mandatory military service as a conscripted policeman since February. He had worked at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul but was transferred to a different police corps in eastern Seoul following his indictment.
His military service period will be put on hold until a court reaches a verdict. If he receives a jail term of 18 months or more, he will be dishonorably discharged from the service.
SEOUL, June 7 (Yonhap) — T.O.P, a member of South Korean boy band BIGBANG who has been hospitalized for a suspected drug overdose, was still in “extremely bad” condition according to medical experts Wednesday.
The 29-year-old singer-rapper, whose real name is Choi Seung-hyun, was hospitalized Tuesday and is currently receiving treatment at an intensive care unit. YG first reported that Choi was found unconscious, but police later denied that he was in critical condition.
“It is suspected that Mr. Choi was overdosed with benzodiazepine,” a team of doctors at Ewha Womans University Medical Center in western Seoul said during a press briefing. Doctors said he was in an “extremely bad” condition.
According to doctors, the singer was unresponsive to light stimulation after arriving at the hospital. They said he reacted only to “hard stimulation.”
Experts said his condition did improve this morning after receiving emergency treatment but was still in a “narcoleptic state.”
“If the patient’s condition improves we will conduct treatment together with the hospital’s mental health department,” said the team.
Earlier in the day, T.O.P’s mother disputed an initial police account of her son’s condition, claiming he was in much worse state than was previously told by the police.
“The condition of my son is quite bad. It’s been misreported after (the police) announced that my boy, who is almost dying, was not fully awake from tranquilizers,” T.O.P’s mother told reporters.
The mother, who was clearly distressed, was also seen telling a nearby police official, “He was clearly unconscious when moved to the hospital. The doctor confirmed it.”
A representative at YG Entertainment said, “The mother was very angry at the police report. T.O.P is currently unconscious and relying on a respirator. She’s flabbergasted by the police report that said he was ‘in a state of sleep’ when hospitalized.”
Police said Tuesday that T.O.P appeared to have overdosed on tranquilizers that he has been taking for medical reasons. An official said that Choi wasn’t in “critical condition” and said he is just sleeping since the medication contained sleeping pill ingredients.
The incident occurred just a day after he was indicted without detention on charges of smoking marijuana. Seoul prosecutors on Monday announced that Choi is suspected of smoking the banned substance four times with a 21-year-old would-be singer, only identified by her surname Han, at his home in Seoul in October last year.
Choi has been serving his mandatory military service as a conscripted policeman since February. He had worked at the Gangnam Police Station in Seoul but was transferred to a different police corps in eastern Seoul following his indictment.
His military service period will be put on hold until a court reaches a verdict. If he receives a jail term of 18 months or more, he will be dishonorably discharged from the service.
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At 4pm KST, Ehwa University Hospital in Mokdong hosted a press conference to brief the public on T.O.P’s current condition. A group of doctors attending to T.O.P briefed the press and then received questions on T.O.P’s condition, saying, “T.O.P arrived [at the hospital] on June 6, 2017 at 12:34pm. Three people arrived together with him, one holding his upper body, and two his lower body.” This statement confirms that contrary to the police statement earlier, T.O.P was indeed carried in, rather than walking in with support of his troop.
The doctors continued, “When we attempted to wake him up with normal stimuli, he had no reaction. It was only when we more forcefully tried to stimulate him that he reacted in a state between lethargy and stupor. His pupils did not constrict in response to light stimulation. His vital tests showed elevated blood pressure, quick pulse, and unstable breathing. He showed signs hypoxia and high levels of carbon dioxide, signs of respiratory failure. At this point he was determined to be in critical condition. We determined it to be an emergency situation.”
The doctors then continued, “After testing his urine, it was determined that he was suffering respiratory failure due to an overdose of sleeping pills. Based on his condition, it seemed likely that he could stop breathing and was thus preemptively moved to the intensive care unit to receive tracheal intubation. His carbon dioxide levels have stabilized, but he is still in critical condition. It was decided that the neurology and psychiatric departments should work in conjunction on the patient, and after examining the patient at 11am and again at 3pm today [T.O.P’s unconscious state] prevented them from providing the normal care. If the patient’s condition improves, he will receive psychiatric treatment.”
Furthermore, according to the brief, T.O.P was given 11 different variations of drug tests. His results came back negative for all of them except for Benzodiazepine, a common psychoactive drug used in sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication.
Finally, the doctors concluded their briefing by saying, “Because T.O.P has still not regained consciousness, he needs to remain in the intensive care unit.” The doctor also stated that in cases like these, it can take the patient up to a week to fully recover.
After the briefing, reporters were given time to ask questions. Due to the conflicting reports from the Seoul Metropolitan Police and T.O.P’s family and representation, the reporters on the scene asked multiple times why the term “unconsciousness” was used if T.O.P was simply in a deep sleep. The doctors emphasized multiple times that T.O.P’s current condition is indeed critical, and much more serious than simply a “deep sleep.” On this matter one of the doctors attending to T.O.P stated, “When people think of unconsciousness, they tend to associate it with brain damage. However, medically speaking, when a patient does not respond to normal stimuli, it is referred to as unconsciousness.” The doctor continued, “When T.O.P arrived to the hospital, he only showed response when poked with a needle or when pinched very hard. Right now, when we wake him up he can open his eyes briefly, but he cannot maintain a conscious state.”
The doctors continued, “When we attempted to wake him up with normal stimuli, he had no reaction. It was only when we more forcefully tried to stimulate him that he reacted in a state between lethargy and stupor. His pupils did not constrict in response to light stimulation. His vital tests showed elevated blood pressure, quick pulse, and unstable breathing. He showed signs hypoxia and high levels of carbon dioxide, signs of respiratory failure. At this point he was determined to be in critical condition. We determined it to be an emergency situation.”
The doctors then continued, “After testing his urine, it was determined that he was suffering respiratory failure due to an overdose of sleeping pills. Based on his condition, it seemed likely that he could stop breathing and was thus preemptively moved to the intensive care unit to receive tracheal intubation. His carbon dioxide levels have stabilized, but he is still in critical condition. It was decided that the neurology and psychiatric departments should work in conjunction on the patient, and after examining the patient at 11am and again at 3pm today [T.O.P’s unconscious state] prevented them from providing the normal care. If the patient’s condition improves, he will receive psychiatric treatment.”
Furthermore, according to the brief, T.O.P was given 11 different variations of drug tests. His results came back negative for all of them except for Benzodiazepine, a common psychoactive drug used in sleeping pills and anti-anxiety medication.
Finally, the doctors concluded their briefing by saying, “Because T.O.P has still not regained consciousness, he needs to remain in the intensive care unit.” The doctor also stated that in cases like these, it can take the patient up to a week to fully recover.
After the briefing, reporters were given time to ask questions. Due to the conflicting reports from the Seoul Metropolitan Police and T.O.P’s family and representation, the reporters on the scene asked multiple times why the term “unconsciousness” was used if T.O.P was simply in a deep sleep. The doctors emphasized multiple times that T.O.P’s current condition is indeed critical, and much more serious than simply a “deep sleep.” On this matter one of the doctors attending to T.O.P stated, “When people think of unconsciousness, they tend to associate it with brain damage. However, medically speaking, when a patient does not respond to normal stimuli, it is referred to as unconsciousness.” The doctor continued, “When T.O.P arrived to the hospital, he only showed response when poked with a needle or when pinched very hard. Right now, when we wake him up he can open his eyes briefly, but he cannot maintain a conscious state.”
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Medical Team Gives Official Briefing On Status Of BIGBANG’s T.O.P
On June 7, a press briefing was held at 4 p.m. KST to provide an official update regarding BIG BANG’s T.O.P, who is currently being treated at the Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital.
The briefing was attended by professor Kim Han Soo from the otolaryngology department (also the head of public relations), professor Lee Deok Hee from the department of emergency medical and health services, professor Kim Yong Jae from the department of neurology, and professor Choi Hee Yeon from the department of mental health services.
Kim Han Soo, the head of public relations, first began by describing how T.O.P arrived at the hospital and said, “He came on June 6, 2017 at 12:34 p.m. KST. He was carried in by three people, with one holding up his upper body while the other two were holding up the lower half of his body.”
He continued, “Our emergency medical technicians examined him and found that the patient was between a state of deep sleep and semiconsciousness with contracted pupils, only showing a reaction to strong stimuli. In addition to an increased blood pressure and heart rate, T.O.P was also suffering from unstable breathing due to low levels of oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide. We conducted the necessary emergency medical care as we believed he was in critical condition. He was admitted to the intensive care unit at 4:50 p.m. KST.”
Kim Han Soo went on to explain, “After conducting a urine test, we concluded that the patient was suffering from respiratory depression due to an overdose of prescribed tranquilizers. His condition led to a high occurrence of respiratory failure, so we made the decision to treat him in the emergency intensive care unit, as he may require intubation. We were able to control his carbon dioxide levels, but he is still in a state of severe lethargy.”
He added, “We came to the decision that the patient’s condition would require coordination by the departments of neurology and mental health services, and medical consultations were held at 11 a.m. KST and 3 p.m. KST to little success. Once the patient’s condition improves, we will continue his treatment with the department of mental health services.”
Professor Kim Yong Jae explained, “During his medical examination, the patient would open his eyes if given a strong stimuli, but he was unable to concentrate. There are cases in which this may lead to respiratory arrest or brain damage, but we do not believe that this will be the case for this patient.”
Professor Lee Deok Hee explained their plans for treating T.O.P and said, “Currently, we are unable to determine the exact amount of medication that the patient ingested. Recovery time depends on the patient’s age, so it’s difficult for us to give an exact time frame. From previous cases, we’ve seen that younger patients with no complications usually recover in approximately a week.” The doctor emphasized, “What is most important is the patient’s mental health.”
T.O.P is currently being treated after being rushed to the hospital. YG Entertainment and the police had both released official statements regarding his condition, and the medical staff made the decision to hold a press briefing following what appeared to be conflicting statements from the police, and T.O.P’s family and agency.
– When he was admitted, he had high blood pressure and heart rate.
– He is still in a state of near-unconsciousness.
– We don’t know how many pills he ingested, but we know it was a lot. We believe his pills were from a class called benzodiazepines, which are meant to treat anxiety.
– TOP’s body would only respond to very strong stimulations, therefore we can still say he is essentially unconscious.
– His breathing is still not at normal level. He will have to stay in the hospital longer for recovery.
– Due to the medicine, his pupils did not react like a normal person would.
– After his condition improves, we will discuss his situation with mental health doctors.
– His blood carbon dioxide levels were high enough that he could have gone under cardiac arrest.
– Based on our observations, it will take at least 1 week for TOP to recover. We will continue to monitor him.
– The most important thing for TOP right now is that he needs psychiatric treatment.
– We do not see any sights of other drugs used, only benzodiazepine. When he arrived at the hospital, we checked his urine test for 11 of the most common drugs. Only benzodiazepine was positive.
– A few days prior, TOP wanted to set up an appointment with a psychiatrist, but ultimately he was not able to attend.
– We have to rely on TOP’s statement to determine how much benzodiazepine he ingested.
– It’s obvious that TOP is still not conscious. He will need to spend more time in the Intensive Care Unit.
– We considered intubating TOP as his blood oxygen was low, but it improved to the point where we did not have to.
– We do not know who gave the police representative the false information of TOP’s health status.
– It took 3 people to bring TOP into the hospital.
– Doctors believe that T.O.P will not suffer any brain damage.
On June 7, a press briefing was held at 4 p.m. KST to provide an official update regarding BIG BANG’s T.O.P, who is currently being treated at the Ewha Womans University Mokdong Hospital.
The briefing was attended by professor Kim Han Soo from the otolaryngology department (also the head of public relations), professor Lee Deok Hee from the department of emergency medical and health services, professor Kim Yong Jae from the department of neurology, and professor Choi Hee Yeon from the department of mental health services.
Kim Han Soo, the head of public relations, first began by describing how T.O.P arrived at the hospital and said, “He came on June 6, 2017 at 12:34 p.m. KST. He was carried in by three people, with one holding up his upper body while the other two were holding up the lower half of his body.”
He continued, “Our emergency medical technicians examined him and found that the patient was between a state of deep sleep and semiconsciousness with contracted pupils, only showing a reaction to strong stimuli. In addition to an increased blood pressure and heart rate, T.O.P was also suffering from unstable breathing due to low levels of oxygen and high levels of carbon dioxide. We conducted the necessary emergency medical care as we believed he was in critical condition. He was admitted to the intensive care unit at 4:50 p.m. KST.”
Kim Han Soo went on to explain, “After conducting a urine test, we concluded that the patient was suffering from respiratory depression due to an overdose of prescribed tranquilizers. His condition led to a high occurrence of respiratory failure, so we made the decision to treat him in the emergency intensive care unit, as he may require intubation. We were able to control his carbon dioxide levels, but he is still in a state of severe lethargy.”
He added, “We came to the decision that the patient’s condition would require coordination by the departments of neurology and mental health services, and medical consultations were held at 11 a.m. KST and 3 p.m. KST to little success. Once the patient’s condition improves, we will continue his treatment with the department of mental health services.”
Professor Kim Yong Jae explained, “During his medical examination, the patient would open his eyes if given a strong stimuli, but he was unable to concentrate. There are cases in which this may lead to respiratory arrest or brain damage, but we do not believe that this will be the case for this patient.”
Professor Lee Deok Hee explained their plans for treating T.O.P and said, “Currently, we are unable to determine the exact amount of medication that the patient ingested. Recovery time depends on the patient’s age, so it’s difficult for us to give an exact time frame. From previous cases, we’ve seen that younger patients with no complications usually recover in approximately a week.” The doctor emphasized, “What is most important is the patient’s mental health.”
T.O.P is currently being treated after being rushed to the hospital. YG Entertainment and the police had both released official statements regarding his condition, and the medical staff made the decision to hold a press briefing following what appeared to be conflicting statements from the police, and T.O.P’s family and agency.
– When he was admitted, he had high blood pressure and heart rate.
– He is still in a state of near-unconsciousness.
– We don’t know how many pills he ingested, but we know it was a lot. We believe his pills were from a class called benzodiazepines, which are meant to treat anxiety.
– TOP’s body would only respond to very strong stimulations, therefore we can still say he is essentially unconscious.
– His breathing is still not at normal level. He will have to stay in the hospital longer for recovery.
– Due to the medicine, his pupils did not react like a normal person would.
– After his condition improves, we will discuss his situation with mental health doctors.
– His blood carbon dioxide levels were high enough that he could have gone under cardiac arrest.
– Based on our observations, it will take at least 1 week for TOP to recover. We will continue to monitor him.
– The most important thing for TOP right now is that he needs psychiatric treatment.
– We do not see any sights of other drugs used, only benzodiazepine. When he arrived at the hospital, we checked his urine test for 11 of the most common drugs. Only benzodiazepine was positive.
– A few days prior, TOP wanted to set up an appointment with a psychiatrist, but ultimately he was not able to attend.
– We have to rely on TOP’s statement to determine how much benzodiazepine he ingested.
– It’s obvious that TOP is still not conscious. He will need to spend more time in the Intensive Care Unit.
– We considered intubating TOP as his blood oxygen was low, but it improved to the point where we did not have to.
– We do not know who gave the police representative the false information of TOP’s health status.
– It took 3 people to bring TOP into the hospital.
– Doctors believe that T.O.P will not suffer any brain damage.
Translated by : OH_mes on Twitter
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– According to the doctors, it was a very dangerous situation.
– His current state of breathing has not fully recovered either, so he still needs an oxygen mask.
– Doctors say his state of consciousness is getting better, but he still isn’t fully conscious.
– At the time of entry to the hospital, it was noted that TOP had signs of hypertension, hypoxia and hypercapnia.
Translated by: balloon_wanted on Twitter
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