A 3-Year-Old Child with Severe Head Trauma Is Intubated and on a Respirator

question 10

Multiple Choice

A 3-year-old child with severe head trauma is intubated and on a respirator. The child has three flat electroencephalograms (EEG) completed 24 hours apart. The electrocardiogram (EKG) shows a rate of 90 beats per minute in a normal sinus rhythm. Which of the following describes these findings?

• A)Imminent death
• B)Cerebral death
• C)Natural death
• D)Heart-lung death

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Definitions:

Personal Representative

A personal representative is an individual appointed to administer the estate of a deceased person, managing and distributing the estate's assets according to the will or, if there is no will, in accordance with state laws.

Administrator

The personal representative appointed by a probate court to settle the estate of a deceased person who died intestate (without leaving a valid will).

Decedent

A legal term used to refer to a person who has died, especially concerning their estate or possessions left behind.

Executor

A person named in a will who is charged with managing the estate of the deceased, ensuring that their wishes are carried out according to the will.