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Brain dead

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(thing) by Jargon (1.6 y) (print)   ?   I like it! Fri Apr 28 2000 at 9:28:20

brain-damaged = B = braino

brain-dead adj.

[common] Brain-damaged in the extreme. It tends to imply terminal design failure rather than malfunction or simple stupidity. "This comm program doesn't know how to send a break -- how brain-dead!"

--Jargon File, autonoded by rescdsk.

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(thing) by melknia (11.9 mon) (print)   ?   I like it! Tue Jun 12 2001 at 19:25:25

To be considered brain dead a person must:

  • have a known cause of brain death so that any patient with a reversible condition (such as hypothermia or drug overdose) is not declared brain dead accidentally
  • have no brain function
  • have no brain stem reflexes (determined by clinical tests, the patient cannot breathe, cough,swallow, or blink, etc.)
  • have no voluntary movements, such as gripping or making sounds
  • be apneic (not breathing on their own) and supported by a ventilator (breathing machine).


    • These conditions must persist when the patient is tested again at a later time.

    Brain death is final. There is no recovery. The person may look peaceful, or like they are in a coma, but they are technically dead and will die without life support systems.

    Reference: http://www.lhsc.on.ca/transplant/

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