As Soon as a Doctor Has Determines a Person Meets

question 57

Multiple Choice

As soon as a doctor has determines a person meets the criteria for brain death, the person is declared dead. True or False?

• A) False, because the person may yet be used for organ transplants.
• B) True, once a doctor determines brain death, a person is declared dead.
• C) False, two different doctors must determine this, and the tests must be run at least twice, a few hours apart.
• D) True, it's important to determine death as quickly as possible in order to figure out what caused it.
• E) False, two different doctors must determine this in order to use the person for organ transplants.

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Definitions:

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