Another child succumbs to injuries, toll climbs to 14Indian ExpressAccording to hospital staff, he suffered brain death due to the injury and his condition became irreversible later. Shubam's brother was also in the same hospital in the emergency w…
New stroke procedures in Contra Costa County aim to provide speedier treatmentContra Costa Times"Brain death occurs very rapidly, in the first few hours after a stroke takes place." In the past, emergency crews only sporadically gave hospital…
New stroke procedures in Contra Costa County aim to provide speedier treatmentOakland Tribune"Brain death occurs very rapidly, in the first few hours after a stroke takes place." In the past, emergency crews only sporadically gave hospitals a…
Bourke uses her story to encourage organ donationMount Shasta HeraldIn California, two licensed physicians must make the diagnosis of brain death before the potential donor's family is consulted regarding donation. Should you be in the position to …
MAN BEING CHARGED WITH AGGRAVATED ASSAULT AFTER CHRISTMAS EVE FATAL BEATINGNBC40An autopsy revealed the cause of death to be complications of craniocerebral injuries including brain death. The Atlantic County Prosecutor's Office has ruled the attac…
LifesiteFlorida Family being pressured to pull plug on 2-year-old mistakenly declared …LifesiteThe child's family immediately protested the announcements of their child's brain death. They said Kaylen showed signs of life, moving when tickled…
7 Cedars Casino workers save heart attack victimPeninsula DailyBrain death can start in three to five minutes of when a person stops breathing, Young said. “We do CPR on a regular basis, and to have a survivable outcome because of the immediacy of CP…
The Music Club, 2011Slate MagazineWe've analyzed the Drake-Weeknd-Ocean cluster almost to the point of brain-death, but I'll add a final point: Jody's right that R-Neg-B (an alternative to Eric Harvey's clever but too reductive “PBR&a…
Improving family consent in organ donation could save livesNursing TimesFrom 2003 to 2005, the overall consent rate for donation after brain death (DBD) was 59%. This figure remains largely unchanged with a consent rate of 63% for DBD in 2007-09. Writi…
Pilot of downed helicopter identifiedOcalaThe donor — first needing consent from either the donor or the donor's family — must be on a ventilator at the time of brain death. Usually, that means someone had experienced brain death from either a st…