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What actually defines death? Death is not a single ? it involves multiple systems shutting down in combination.
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event
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Criteria for death is defined by Harvard medical school known as total ?-? protocal, and this involves irreversible loss of ?
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brain-death,
function |
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The parts of the brain that are involved in death are the ? cortical area of the brain that deals with memory, concentration, and decision making etc... which is the ? lobe. The other part of the brain that is involved in death is the ? cortical area especially the ? that controls heart, lungs, swallowing, coughing, etc...
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higher,
frontal, lower, medulla oblangata |
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Criteria for a person to be pronounced dead a person has to be totally ? to simuli and there must be failure to move for ? hr and breath for ? minutes once off of a ventilator. There can be no ? at all e.g. eyeblink, pupil constriction, etc.. If connected to a Heart or EEG monitor their must be no signs of ? on the monitor.
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unresponsive,
1, 3, reflexes, activity |
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As far as cultures and Grieving Middle eastern and S. american cultures exhibit ? crying, Asians are more ?, and for the Irish is more like a ? of the persons life.
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loud,
subdued, celebration |
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The #1 cause of death for children under 1yr is ? abnormalities, the #2 cause is Short ?, low ? weight, and Sudden ? death syndrome.
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congenital,
gestation, birth, infant |
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Around what age should a parent be worried about SIDS ?
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2-4 months
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Many infants die from ?
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abuse
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The #1 cause of death in the 1-4 yr age range is ? injuries, ? abnormalities, and ?
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unintentional,
congenital, cancer |
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The #1 cause of children from 5-14 yrs is ? injuries, ?, and ?
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unintentional,
cancers, homicide |
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With adolescents from 15-24 yrs of age the #1 cause of death is ? injuries, # 2 is ?, #3 is ?
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unintentional,
homicide, suicide |
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With adults in the 25-44 yr range the #1 leading cause of death is ? injuries, ?, and ?
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unintentional,
cancers, heart disease |
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With adults in the 45-64 yr range the #1 leading cause of death is ?, ? disease, unintentional ?
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cancers,
heart disease, injuries |
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With adults in the 65+ crowd the #1 leading cause of death is ? disease, ?, and ? diseases
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heart,
cancers, cerbrovascular |
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? came up with 5 responses to death and dying.
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Elizabeth Kubler-Ross
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The 5 responses to death and dying are ?, ?, ?, ?, ?
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Denial,
Anger, Bargaining, Depression, Acceptance |
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? is the first response to dying and it is a defense mechanism that keeps distressing thoughts out of their minds for a while.
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Denial
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The 2nd response to dying is ? the pt will ask why me? this response can be directed at anyone and anything. The care give should not take this response ?
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Anger,
personally |
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The response to dying that helps the pt maintain hope is ?
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bargaining
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The response to death and dying where there is loss of hope or the pt is putting his house in order, and giving gifts of their belongings away is ? this is also known as ? depression.
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Depression,
prepatory |
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The response to dying where the pt has a feeling of calm and peace and they are usually emotionally exhausted is ?
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Acceptance
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