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joblessjake · **on:** Aug 23, 2018

For a person to be declared dead, what criteria must be met?

a. the eight criteria established by the President's Commission for the Ethical Study of Problems in Medicine and Biomedical and Behavioral Research
b. other conditions that might mimic death, such as coma or hypothermia, must be ruled out
c. lack of brain activity in the brain stem and cortex
d. all of the above conditions need to be met for a person to be declared dead

Question 2

Which of the following is not a criteria for whole-brain death?

a. total lack of responsiveness to even the most painful stimuli
b. no eye movements, blinking, or pupil responses
c. no postural activity, swallowing, yawning, or vocalizing
d. a flat EEG for at least 12 hours