Brain dead and bleeding

[Jago Miloguz]

thank you Ron,
 and l also will take this opportunity to wish you all a Merry Christams and
lot's of joy and love in New Year, and wish that is following year this list
and it's members grow into even more capable and productive care providers
for their patients
ante


2006/12/23, Ronald Gross <Rgross at harthosp.org>:
>
> Jago,
>
> Attached is the Hartford Hospital "Brain Death" protocol.  Perhaps this
> would help.
>
> To all of you on the list - and I do mean ALL - please let me take this
> opportunity to wish you, and your families, the most joyous, healthy and
> peaceful of Holiday Seasons!  May we all be guided in our mission to
> relieve pain and suffering in the best was we know how, and may we all
> be blessed with the best of family, friendship, and health.
>
> Ron
>
> >>> "Jago Miloguz" <japrak at gmail.com> 12/22/2006 4:25 PM >>>
> l suppose that the only unsurvivable injury is the one that shows sings
> of
> non cerebral active circulation or massive brain tissue
> destruction,for
> example medulla oblongata contusion or massive haemorrhage, and
> therefore it
> is likely  inaccurate to distiguish unsurvivable injury from cerebral
> death,
> and very dangerous field due to easy misdiagnosis if rigidly using
> these
> dgs.
> maybe if someone who knows precise definition of those terms should
> clarify
> them for us who don't
>
> ante
>
>
> 2006/12/22, Daniel Bothma <dbothma at shaw.ca>:
> >
> > One question I have about this case Dean.
> > What were the "unsurvivable injuries" seen on CT?
> >
> > It is easy to comment about the "humane thing to do" or our
> > "obligations", but I believe that should be tempered by the actual
> > clinical circumstances. If the CT for instance showed a brain
> > extrusion with massive loss of brain matter, what would be the
> > "obligation"?
> >
> > Maybe if we knew what the CT actually showed, it would be more
> > applicable to what we would do/expect.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Daniel Bothma MBChB, FRCS(Ed)
> > BC, Canada
> > 604 485 3211 ext 4403
> > dbothma at shaw.ca
> >
> >
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