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what is the difference between clinical death, biologic death, and brain death?

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Specializes in Utilization Management.

Is this for a homework assignment, Dave?

All of those definitions can be found with a quick Google. ;)

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Angie:

Those where the first things that popped into my mind as well

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Specializes in EMS, ER, GI, PCU/Telemetry.

clinical death=arrest of circulation and breathing (aka cardiac death)

biological death=follows clinical death, loss of all life function and death of brain cells

brain death=no clinical evidence of brain function, irreversible end of all brain activity

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thanks for helping explain that. appreciated!

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