Fundamentals of Brain Death and Organ Donation

ISBN-13: 9781530017591 / Perski / Miękka / 2016 / 114 str.

Dr Mohammad Sadegh Sanie; Soheila Samani Jahromi; Navid Kalani

Opis

The concept of brain death is often difficult for families to come to terms with when dealing with a tragic loss. Brain death occurs when a person has an irreversible, catastrophic brain injury, which causes total cessation of all brain function (the upper brain structure and brain stem). Doctors examining the patient will some tests to determine whether no brain activity is present. If all brain activities are absent, the patient is dead. Brain death is irreversible. Brain death is death. Brain death can be confusing for families who are confronted with the sudden death of someone they love. This book which is arranged in nine chapters studies in details, the systems and definition of brain death, the fundamentals of persuading families in donation, the body organs which are usable, etc. This book is suggested not to medical students but to every individual of societies.