PPT-Brain death declaration in children

Dr Lokesh Lingappa Consultant Paediatric Neurologist Rainbow Childrens Hospital and Perinatal Centre Hyderabad outline Limitations of current guidelines Testing process Are there differences adultpediatric . Jessica Hammond, RN, BSN, SRNA. Topics for Discussion. History of the determination of death. Assessment and testing of the potential brain dead patient. Medical management of the brain dead organ donor. Objectives. Define Coma and altered consciousness. Understand the brain death exam. Altered Level of Consciousness. Coma: unconscious state. Does not respond to stimuli appropriately. Eyes closed, no purposeful motor response, no language comprehension or expression. Dr . Lokesh. . Lingappa. Consultant . Paediatric. Neurologist. Rainbow Children’s . Hospital and . Perinatal. . Centre, Hyderabad. outline. Limitations of current guidelines. Testing process. Are there differences adult/pediatric . Image Source: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. Seeing the Best In, . Bringing the . Best To, Expecting the Best From, . Every Student, Every Day. Wonderful Woman. Dr. S. Parthasarathy . MD., DA., DNB, MD (. Acu. ), . Dip. . Diab.DCA. , Dip. Software statistics- . Phd. Mahatma Gandhi Medical college and research institute , . puducherry. , India. . History . Image Source: Wisconsin Council on Children and Families. Seeing the Best In, . Bringing the . Best To, Expecting the Best From, . Every Student, Every Day. Wonderful Woman. Infancy through Adolescence . A simple child. That lightly draws its breath. And feels its life in every limb. What should it know of death!. -Wordsworth. . Nurse’s Role. The nurse is often asked to respond to children’s questions about death and to advise parents and teachers on how to discuss this . For more File topics, visit www.HealthLinkBC.ca/healthfiles or your local public health unit. For non - emergency health information and advice in B.C. visit www.HealthLinkBC.ca or call 8 - 1 - 1 For moreFile topics visit wwwHealthLinkBCca/healthfilesor your local public health unit For non-emergency health information and advice in BC visit wwwHealthLinkBCcaor call 8-1-1 toll-free For the dea III. EXAMPLES OF HOW THE BRAIN CHANGES WITH EXPERIENCE Above, we have provided an overview of research to date on human brain plasticity, with an emphasis on the small number of studies involving chil What do we know about childhood brain tumors? What do we know about childhood brain tumors? Brain tumors represent about 25% of all childhood cancer diagnoses. patients under 20 years of age ea under FORENSIC MEDICINE & TOXICOLOGY. THANATOLOGY. Thanatology (Greek . thanatos. : death) is the scientific study of death in all its aspects including its cause and phenomena.. It also includes bodily changes that accompany death (postmortem changes) and their medico-legal significance.. Define Coma and altered consciousness. Understand the brain death exam. Altered Level of Consciousness. Coma: unconscious state. Does not respond to stimuli appropriately. Eyes closed, no purposeful motor response, no language comprehension or expression. Diagnosis with Examples. Jeffrey Jones, MD. . DHMC Radiology Resident. Brain Death Scintigraphy. Role:. Determine if there is cerebral blood flow. Brain without a blood supply is dead. Elevated ICP from tissue edema or mass exceeds systemic arterial pressure .