DEATH
BASIL PAUL SUNNYBSc Radiotherapy
• DEATH
Termination of Life
TYPES OF DEATH
• SOMATIC DEATH
• MOLECULAR OR CELLULAR DEATH
• BRAIN DEATH
SOMATIC DEATH
• Stopping of the vital signs., like,
Respiration
Cardiac action
MOLECULAR DEATH
• Also called as CELLULAR DEATH
• It is the termination of metabolic activities of individual cells
BRAIN DEATH
• Stopping of activity of brain
• Measured by EEG
• Vital signs can also present upto 20 minutes of brain death
BRAIN DEATH
TYPES OF BRAIN DEATH
• Cortical or cerebral death
• Brain stem death
• Whole brain death
CORTICAL DEATH
• Also called as cerebral death
• Causes a vegetative state with intact brain stem functions
BRAIN STEM DEATH
• Loss of function of brain stem centres
• Causes ceasing of breath
• Unconsciousness
• Can preserve life by artificial respiration.
WHOLE BRAIN DEATH
• Combination of cortical and brain stem death
VENTILATOR
IRREVERSIBLE COMMA
• It is also called as the partial brain death
• Occurs due to the hypoxic condition of brain
• Damages caused by this is irreverible
• Non-uniform damages
• Patient losses personality but able to live
AFTER BRAIN DEATH…
• Can transplant the internal organs of the patient
• Can permit the patient to die with dignity
• Can spare the financial, emotional, and material resources of the patient’s family
AFTER BRAIN DEATH…?
• Brain death should be confirmed by EEG
• Report should be given by two independent doctors
• The doctor should not be a member of transplant team
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