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A friend of mine's dad had the same thing happen to him in ICU after a heavy car accident.
The explanation was that the patient has a more speedier recovery as the patient is not actively feeling the pain and can not think about what has happened or what is going to happen, which of course creates a lot of stress. By inducing the coma the body and brain are set for full recovery mode (unconsciously) and hence do not have any "side effect" disturbances create obstacles during the recovery.

[WindRyder]

Also, with a head injury, one of the common issues during recovery is combativeness. The patient may be awake, but he does not know how to respond appropriately to stimuli. He will therefore "fight" people who may be touching him (checking vitals, changing IVs, holding his hand). Because of this confused state, the patient becomes more harm to himself, as he may rip out IVs, pull out a trach tube if he has one, etc...

[John-]

Originally Posted by WindRyder

Also, with a head injury, one of the common issues during recovery is combativeness. The patient may be awake, but he does not know how to respond appropriately to stimuli. He will therefore "fight" people who may be touching him (checking vitals, changing IVs, holding his hand). Because of this confused state, the patient becomes more harm to himself, as he may rip out IVs, pull out a trach tube if he has one, etc...

yea but the real problems start when they try to eat dinner out of the thunder mug, aka bed pan