Cardiac Death VS Brain Death

Brain death indicates that a person is dead, not because unconsciousness is attributable to the brain, but because the brain function is a necessary prerequisite to maintaining the vital function of the organism. The perception of the onset of death in the case of brain death is different to that in the case of cardiac death, when the body changes almost instantly to the state associated with dead people: breathing stops, the body cools off and the color of the skin pales. If, on the other hand, the deceased person has been declared brain-dead, the body will still feel warm, and the skin will be its normal colour. Although the relatives have reliable medical information that death has set in, they have to overcome the mental barrier that is deep-rooted in human nature: that as long as the heart is beating and there is breathing, there is life, and thus hope. Furthermore, although specific bodily states can be cited that involve the onset of death in specialist medical terms, people have different views of what it means to be dead, and how body and soul belong together. Being dead is not just a concept in medical science, but also an existential concept, and recognition of the brain death criterion is largely dependent on emotional and experiential aspects. Sudden cardiac death (SCD) is a sudden, unexpected death caused by loss of heart function (sudden cardiac arrest). Sudden cardiac death is the largest cause of natural death in the United States, causing about 325,000 adult deaths in the United States each year. Sudden cardiac death is responsible for half of all heart disease deaths. Sudden cardiac death occurs most frequently in adults in their mid-30s to mid-40s, and affects men twice as often as it does women. This condition is rare in children, affecting only 1 to 2 per 100,000 children each year. The prudent person rule generally refers to a legal maxim that symbolizes a standard that requires that a fiduciary entrusted with funds shall invest such funds in securities that any reasonable individual interested in receiving a good return of income while preserving his or her capital would purchase. It is also called reasonable man rule. Under this rule, a person need not possess exceptional investment skill but must exercise discretion and average intelligence while investing that would be considered as proper or sound. Prudent person rule with regard to guardianship is that a guardian of the estate who acts for a ward must follow the standard laid out by the rule when s/he makes an investment on behalf of the ward. I personally feel that this situation could not have been prevented because the patient was alert and talking after the procedure was over with. Things like this happen all the time. Before the surgery when a patient has a pre’op appointment they discuss the risks and side effects of the surgery being preformed.