Question 1

Carmine fell into a coma, which his physicians have determined is likely to be irreversible. Yet, due to activity in his brainstem, it is possible that Carmine may live for an extended period. This state is referred to as:

Accepted Answer

Brain death is a condition where there is no brain activity in the cerebral cortex, but the brainstem may still function, allowing for basic life functions to continue, such as breathing and heartbeat, potentially for an extended period.

Question 2

In order to determine if brain death has occurred, it is essential to perform:

Accepted Answer

An EEG (electroencephalogram) is used to assess electrical activity in the brain and can help determine brain death by showing a lack of electrical activity.

Question 3

Which of the following is not a recognized type of death?

Accepted Answer

Emotional death is not a recognized type of death; the recognized types are brain death, clinical death, and social death.

Question 4

__________ death occurs when the brain fails to receive a sufficient supply of oxygen for a period of time and so ceases to function.

Accepted Answer

Brain death occurs when the brain is deprived of oxygen for a period of time, leading to the cessation of all brain activity.

Question 5

In general, if a person goes without oxygen for approximately __________, brain death will occur.

Accepted Answer

According to medical experts, if a person goes without oxygen for approximately 8 to 10 minutes, irreversible brain damage and death will occur due to the lack of oxygen supply to the brain.

Question 6

__________ is a technique for reviving an individual's lungs and heart that have ceased to function.

Accepted Answer

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a technique used to revive an individual's lungs and heart that have ceased to function. The technique involves chest compressions and rescue breaths, and is used in emergency situations such as cardiac arrest.

Question 7

__________ death occurs when respiration and heartbeat have stopped.

Accepted Answer

Clinical death is defined as the moment when respiration and heartbeat stop, which is a reversible state with prompt medical intervention.

Question 8

Which type of death is LEAST useful to the medical profession?

Accepted Answer

The answer of Which type of death is LEAST useful...

Question 9

After Alberto was pronounced dead at an accident scene, EMT gave him cardiopulmonary resuscitation and revived him. What type of death had Alberto experienced?

Accepted Answer

Alberto experienced clinical death, which is the temporary cessation of breathing and heart function, but can potentially be reversed with medical intervention.

Question 10

Travis is a young man who was born in 1979. All of his grandparents, aunts, uncles, both his parents, and all of his siblings are still alive. On the average, how long may a contemporary family, like Travis's, expect to live without suffering the loss of a family member to death?

Accepted Answer

On the average, a contemporary family, like Travis's, may expect to live about 20 years without suffering the loss of a family member to death.

Question 11

__________ occurs when a person stops breathing and a pulse can't be detected.

Accepted Answer

The answer of __________ occurs when a person stops breathing...

Question 12

Psychologist Francine leads a weekly grief therapy group for parents who have lost children to early death. The need for seeking help due to a child's death may be higher now than a hundred years ago because:

Accepted Answer

All the options provided contribute to the understanding that people today are less familiar with childhood death compared to the past, increasing the need for grief therapy.

Question 13

Dianna is in a state of brain death. She is unconscious but remains alive in this condition. This is possible because:

Accepted Answer

Brain death is the loss of all brain function, including the brainstem which controls autonomic functions such as breathing and heartbeat. However, in some cases, mechanical ventilation can maintain oxygenation to the brainstem, allowing these functions to continue even though consciousness is absent.

Question 14

What is the correct sequence of cessation of brain function?

Accepted Answer

The correct sequence of cessation of brain function typically starts with the cortex, followed by the midbrain, and finally the brainstem. The cortex is responsible for higher-order functions and is more susceptible to damage, while the brainstem controls basic life functions and is the last to cease functioning.

Question 15

Cardiopulmonary resuscitation has proven the unreliability of:

Accepted Answer

Clinical death is defined as the cessation of blood circulation and breathing, which CPR can sometimes reverse, indicating that it is not always a permanent state.

Question 16

Which of the following components of CPR is no longer considered necessary?

Accepted Answer

Mouth-to-mouth breathing is no longer considered a necessary component of CPR for lay rescuers according to the 2015 American Heart Association guidelines. Hands-only CPR (chest compressions without mouth-to-mouth breaths) has been found to be just as effective and easier for untrained individuals to perform. Compressions should be performed at a rate of about 100-120 per minute, with a depth of at least 2 inches, and should be interrupted only briefly (less than 10 seconds) for breaths to be given by trained rescuers.

Question 17

If brain death occurs, a person still remains alive in this condition because:

Accepted Answer

Brain death means the complete and irreversible loss of all brain function, including the brainstem, which controls heartbeat and breathing. However, with medical support, the heart can continue to beat, and breathing can be maintained artificially.

Question 18

An __________ is a recording of the electrical activity produced by the firing of the neurons in the brain.

Accepted Answer

An electroencephalogram (EEG) is a test used to evaluate the electrical activity in the brain, produced by the firing of neurons.

Question 19

Camille's heartbeat is undetectable and her breathing has stopped. Camille has undergone __________ death.

Accepted Answer

Camille's symptoms of an undetectable heartbeat and stopped breathing indicate clinical death, which is the cessation of blood circulation and breathing.

Question 20

When all electrical activity in the brain has ceased, __________ death has occurred.

Accepted Answer

Brain death is defined as the complete and irreversible cessation of all brain activity, including in the brainstem.

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