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BRAIN DEATH — A CURRENT PROBLEM OF OUR TIME
Affiliations- Student Scientific Circle NEFRON, Warsaw Medical University
- Department of Nephrology Nursing, Warsaw Medical University
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Abstract
The concept of brain death is a complex philosophical and medical construct which, despite the passage of time and strictly defined deadlines, is incomprehensible and unacceptable for a section of society. The diagnosis of brain death allows one not only to end the pursuit of persistent therapy, but also to collect organs for transplantation and thus help people who have been condemned to death so far. The purpose of this article is to show the public’s fears about stating the death of the brain, to realize that the death of the brain is equal to the death of an individual and a reminder of the criteria and rules for the recognition of death by doctors.
Abstract
The concept of brain death is a complex philosophical and medical construct which, despite the passage of time and strictly defined deadlines, is incomprehensible and unacceptable for a section of society. The diagnosis of brain death allows one not only to end the pursuit of persistent therapy, but also to collect organs for transplantation and thus help people who have been condemned to death so far. The purpose of this article is to show the public’s fears about stating the death of the brain, to realize that the death of the brain is equal to the death of an individual and a reminder of the criteria and rules for the recognition of death by doctors.
Keywords
brain death, dying, death criteria
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BRAIN DEATH — A CURRENT PROBLEM OF OUR TIME
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
Issue
Pages
12-14
Published online
2018-06-12
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Bibliographic record
Disaster Emerg Med J 2018;3(1):12-14.
Keywords
brain death
dying
death criteria
Authors
Monika Saran
Brygida Krucinska
Lukasz Czyzewski
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