Life, Death and the Bridges in Between - Part I, with Dr Sam Shemie.
The Critical Care Commute Podcast
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The Importance of Brain Death Examinations in Canada
Having family members observe the brain death examination is very helpful in clarifying the absence of consciousness, motor response, and brain stem function./nIt is important to prepare them for the potential for spinal cord reflexes or spinal cord mediated motor responses, and to explain the disconnection between the spinal cord and the brain.
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