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:

Western Territories

Western Territories refers to the lands west of the Mississippi River that were acquired or explored by the United States during its westward expansion in the 19th century.

Mississippi River

A major North American river, one of the longest in the world, flowing south from northern Minnesota to the Gulf of Mexico, historically significant for transport and trade.

Boundary Concessions

Agreements in which one country gives up certain territorial claims or adjusts its border as part of a negotiation with another country.

Articles of Confederation

The first constitution of the United States, in effect from 1781 to 1789, which established a national government with limited powers and was eventually replaced by the U.S. Constitution.