Can someone who has been refered to as brain dead do any of the following...Spike a fever?Open their eyes?Have a seizure?Get an erection?
Deardawn 4 Posts Jul 12, 2017 I 've had several deaths of family and friends this year, a few were deemed brain dead. The questions are both from my own observations and what I was told by others. I guess I'm just curious.
offlabel 1,468 Posts Jul 13, 2017 You want to know if a few of your several deceased family members this year that were declared brain dead can have an erection?Moderators, call your office....
Deardawn 4 Posts Jul 13, 2017 What? No that's not what I said. I had one person tell me that they witnessed an erection on a family member that was said to be brain dead. I'm not a pervert, I just want to know if it's possible. Same with the other questions, just want to know what's possible during brain death and what's not.
hoekan01 31 Posts Has 9 years experience. Jul 21, 2017 It is very common for brain dead people to have fevers. That happens a lot and has to be well-controlled in brain death when waiting for organ donation. I have seen dead men get erections, since it is related to blood flow, but I've never seen it in a brain dead patient (although I'm sure it's possible). It's also very likely that it was a lump of catheter tubing or something under a blanket that appeared to be an erection, but wasn't really.
