This video is a collection of lies. The speaker does not know what he is talking about.
Most protocols are similar to this abbreviated description: The diagnosis of "brain death" is a well defined set of conditions, starting with a known causative diagnosis that is incompatible with life and cannot be treated, with the absence of confusing situations, especially the presence of any drug or other disease that can cause a spurious diagnosis. That means no sedation, no drugs causing muscle weakness, no interference with brain, spinal cord, nerve, or muscle function. The patient must have normal body temperature and normal blood sugar and electrolytes. The patient must make no attempts at breathing (not a case of not breathing adequately but NO attempts). This always must mean that he is being ventilated mechanically. Functions of several of the nerves based in the brain stem and other reflexes must show that there is no function. The levels of carbon dioxide in the blood must be above those that would cause a stimulus for breathing. Usually after two specialist medical practitioners agree that the patient is dead then time is allowed to observe the patient followed by a repeat set of tests. Only then is patient declared to be dead. At that point transplant donations can be considered. When I was involved in the treatment of these patients I had a written protocol that I followed very strictly. If any prescribed test was not completely clear the whole event was canceled and appropriate treatment continued. Movements due to spinal reflexes were not always completely against the diagnosis of "brain death".
No. I was paid a fixed salary. The hospital had no transplant system. We were there to supply a service for our funders.
Most medical systems are there to cure patients. Anyone who tries to persuade you otherwise is trying to make a profit from you.
This video is a collection of lies. The speaker does not know what he is talking about. Most protocols are similar to this abbreviated description: The diagnosis of "brain death" is a well defined set of conditions, starting with a known causative diagnosis that is incompatible with life and cannot be treated, with the absence of confusing situations, especially the presence of any drug or other disease that can cause a spurious diagnosis. That means no sedation, no drugs causing muscle weakness, no interference with brain, spinal cord, nerve, or muscle function. The patient must have normal body temperature and normal blood sugar and electrolytes. The patient must make no attempts at breathing (not a case of not breathing adequately but NO attempts). This always must mean that he is being ventilated mechanically. Functions of several of the nerves based in the brain stem and other reflexes must show that there is no function. The levels of carbon dioxide in the blood must be above those that would cause a stimulus for breathing. Usually after two specialist medical practitioners agree that the patient is dead then time is allowed to observe the patient followed by a repeat set of tests. Only then is patient declared to be dead. At that point transplant donations can be considered. When I was involved in the treatment of these patients I had a written protocol that I followed very strictly. If any prescribed test was not completely clear the whole event was canceled and appropriate treatment continued. Movements due to spinal reflexes were not always completely against the diagnosis of "brain death".
No. I was paid a fixed salary. The hospital had no transplant system. We were there to supply a service for our funders. Most medical systems are there to cure patients. Anyone who tries to persuade you otherwise is trying to make a profit from you.