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Australian tourist fighting for his life in Bali: Perth man Artemiy ‘Toma’ Stakhanov placed in induced coma
Australian in induced coma
He collapsed outside a hotel in Bali
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An Australian tourist is fighting for his life after collapsing outside his hotel in Bali.
Artemiy ‘Toma’ Stakhanov, 26, is currently being treated in the intensive care unit after collapsing outside his hotel in Kuta on Thursday.
He had only been in Bali for two weeks before he fell into an artificial coma.
Mr Stakhanov was presented to hospital with symptoms including respiratory distress, low glucose and high blood potassium.
Her distraught mother Svetlana Coulson and her friend Leilani Reid, 25, flew to the holiday island to be with their loved one.
Australian tourist is fighting for his life after collapsing outside his hotel in Bali
Artemiy ‘Toma’ Stakhanov is currently being treated in the intensive care unit after collapsing outside his hotel in Kuta on Thursday
“He’s improved dramatically since we got here, from when I arrived on Thursday until today,” Ms Reid said. PerthNow.
“They plan to start the day-to-day process to get him off sedation and life support.”
“He no longer has respiratory distress. Internal bleeding no longer occurs.
“Hopefully the recovery will be faster than they tell us…if we can hand it over to Australia that would be great.”
Ms Reid revealed medical bills had already piled up, with the family owing $37,000 for her treatment.
A GoFundMe page was launched, with over $6,500 raised to date.
Ms Reid spoke of the significant medical costs and expenses in trying to get Mr Stakhanov home to Australia.
“We were fortunately able to find a ride service at a significantly cheaper rate for $65,000 and plan to drive him home on Thursday,” Ms. Reid wrote in an update to the page.
“The cost of hospital bills continues to rise daily and we expect more expenses once we return to Australia.”
Mr. Stakhanov, who resides in the Perth suburb of Morley, is an integral part of the dance and music community.