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ORGAN DONATION AND BRAIN DEATH
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Normal Brain Activity |
After Brain Death |
Brain death can occur from a severe injury to the head, brain hemorrhage, stroke, drowning or gunshot wound to the head. When the brain does not receive a steady blood supply of oxygen and nutrients it needs to function, the brain cells die.
Brain death is the complete and irreversible end of all brain function. Brain death is declared when medical tests confirm a complete loss of brain function, including the brain stem. Only 1% of deaths in the U.S. result in brain death.
Brain death is not the same as a coma. A person can recover from a coma, but brain death is death.
An individual who is declared brain dead can donate organs for transplant. An individual who dies a cardiac death can donate tissues and corneas for transplant, and under certain circumstances may be able to donate organs for transplant.
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