’An individual who has sustained either (1) irreversible cessation of circulatory and respiratory functions, or (2) irreversible cessation of all functions of the entire brain, including the brain stem, is dead. A determination of death must be made in accordance with accepted medical standards’
Answer the 4 questions
- After reading the “modern” definition of death, were you surprised at the complexity of the modern definition? Was it as simple as you would
have imagined before reading this material? - What does the term “rigor mortis” refer to?
- What does the term “livor mortis” refer to?
- What does the term “algor mortis” refer to?
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