Description
Determine brain death for patients who have suffered a massive, irreversible brain injury of identifiable cause, identifying brain death by watching for coma, absence of brainstem reflexes, and apnoea.
Alternative labels
determine brain deaths
identify brain death
diagnose brain deaths
determine brain death
Skill type
skill/competence
Skill reusability level
sector-specific
Essential knowledge of
Essential skill of
Optional knowledge of
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Last updated on April 3, 2022
