Total Brain Death Includes All of the Following Components EXCEPT

question 146

Multiple Choice

Total brain death includes all of the following components EXCEPT that

• A) the person is totally unresponsive to stimuli (including a lack of pain).
• B) there is a lack of reflexes.
• C) there is a failure to breathe for 36 hours.
• D) there is no electrical activity in the cortex of the brain.

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