Clinical vs. Biological Death
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0Aug 30, '13 by kjrobinetteSNSo I am being a good little nurse student and studying on Labor Day weekend.... Reading through the chapter I've come upon clinical and biological death. Is there a difference? Both are pretty much defined the same in my book (cessation of vital functions of the body). Get the Hottest Nursing Topics Straight to Your Inbox!
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1Aug 31, '13 by Esme12 Asst. AdminHere is what I know......
Clinical Death:
1. Stoppage of heart beat, pulse and breathing is called clinical death.
2. Most organs (eye, kidney) remain alive after clinical death.
3. These organs are used for transplantation.
Biological Death:
1. The death caused by degeneration of tissues in brain and other part is called biological death.
2. Most organs become dead after biological death.
3. These organs can not be used for organ transplantation.GrnTea likes this. -
- 0Sep 8, '13 by Esme12 Asst. AdminQuote from green34Brain death is another form of death.....when there is brain death they are considered "legally dead".Apparently I am wrong but I thought clinical death was like brain death. We can keep vegetables alive.
"Vegetables" are not brain dead......they have some clinical brain activity and cerebral blood flow.
Clinical death is when the heart is stopped during harvesting and other organ functions cease.
Biological death DOA.....dead on arrival, comfort care....rigor had set in.
