DLM

Question 1

EEG Death findings

Answer 1

Absence of activity for 24 hrs. Isoelectric relaying 0 activity.
Can precede cardiac death, loss of spinal nerve reflexes

Question 2

Cardiac death finding

Answer 2

ECG- asystole, pulseless electrical activity, systolic pressure <100mmHg

Question 3

Fundoscope

Answer 3

Box carring- segmentation of vessel due to lack of flow, sausaging of veins- hyper viscous & swelling of vessels, papilledema- optic nerve bulge doe to increased intracranial pressure

Question 4

Thermometer

Answer 4

Extremities cool as death approaches, shunting to organs. Following death cools 1.5 F per minute until room temp. Not dead until warm dead- can be revived from hypothermia