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Death is a process involving cessation of physiological functions, and the determination of death is the final event in that process. For most people, death takes occurs with the confirmation of irreversible cessation of cardiorespiratory function.
Aug 2, 2001 · Determination of Death: Directed by Michael Miller. With Veronica Hamel, Michele Greene, John Ratzenberger, William Katt. In order to free themselves from debt, a husband and wife plan to fake the husband's death but the scheme goes terribly awry.
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- Crime, Drama
- Michael Miller
- 2001-08-02
Nov 18, 2021 · To identify the moment of death is vital to avoid the use of unnecessary medical intervention on a patient who has already died and to ensure the organ donation process, clear and transparent. The age-old standard of determination of death is somatic standard and cardiopulmonary standard.
Oct 13, 2019 · An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards.
- Frederick J. White
- 2019
Apr 20, 2016 · By adoption of the Uniform Determination of Death Act, these laws recognize total brain death, or the irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, as a valid criterion for death.
- Nikolas T. Nikas, Dorinda C. Bordlee, Madeline Moreira
- 10.1093/jmp/jhw002
- 2016
- J Med Philos. 2016 Jun; 41(3): 237-256.
Nov 20, 2016 · Traditionally, death has been determined by the medical profession using basic assumed cardiopulmonary standards. 1 These standards took the form of using either a heart or lung functioning criteria for death. 2 To determine death, physicians would ‘feel for the pulse, listen for breathing, hold a mirror before the nose to test for ...
An understanding of the pathological sequence of events that leads to brain death is essential if one is to appreciate fully why brain death is a unique syndrome and why it can be differentiated readily from other neurological syndromes with a high degree of certainty.
