Human Growth and Development / Unit 17 HGD 2402 short lesson, about 20 seconds
From Cardiopulmonary to Brain Death
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The idea
For over a century death meant cardiopulmonary death, heartbeat and breathing stopped beyond restarting; machines that sustain both required a new standard, brain death.
In practice
A brain-dead patient who breathes and has a heartbeat only with a ventilator and medication.
Where people slip
Brain death was recognized from the late nineteen sixties and seventies as life-support technology spread.
Your place on the trail
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