0
You could probably sign legal paperwork for a person who is brain dead if you have a Durable Power of Attorney from them. Of course, they would have had to have signed it before they were brain dead. And it probably has to be a DURABLE Power of Attorney, because a simple Power of Attorney usually only applies while the person is alive and not incapacitated, as they usually expire upon death or incapacity.
Lacking a Durable Power of Attorney, you might have to petition the courts for Guardianship or Conservatorship of the person in order to sign legal paperwork for them.
And making decisions regarding continued health care for an incapacitated individual might additionally require a Health Care Advance Directive, or a Durable Power of Attorney for Health Care.
And you should ask this question to a practicing attorney, not depend on any answer here!!
Wiki User
∙ 10y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
Can a brain dead person produce tears?
Brain dead person can produce tears, if his reflex arc related to tears is intact. Anything irritating to eyes will produce the tears in the eyes of such person.
Why is brain death irreversible?
Your brain is your body. Once the thing that keeps you alive is dead, you're dead.
As a result of mixing tranquilizes and alcohol a person is called brain dead and not responding to people she continues to live without any life sustaining equipment what part of brain still functio?
The brainstem
Why was the Brain preserved?
The ancient Egyptians believed that the heart contained the soul of the dead person, and would be needed in the afterlife. But the brain was not considered to be important and was usually thrown away, with other internal organs.
Is paper Non-living?
It is yes, classified as dead. It exists in physical matter and doesn't breathe and has no life force. So paper is indeed dead. HOWEVER, paper is made of trees, and trees are living. But if you were to cut a tree, it would die. SO paper would be dead or alive, depending on how you see it.
Can a dead person produce tears?
Crying is a response to an emotion or an emotional state which is triggered by the brain in reaction to something. Since the brain of a dead person is not functioning, no, a dead person cannot cry.
Will the undertaker die in 2010?
no he just have brain died and a brain dead is a legal indicator of death in the USA
What happens with the brain stem when there is no brain function?
If a person has no brain activity in their brain, then that person may be considered brain dead. Brain dead is a legal indicator of death in some states. without brain activity, a person most likely will be unable to keep their body functioning without some form of life support, their major organs would start to fail. There has been cases of a babies born with just a brain stem. They need to take medications to survive, such as seizure meds. Nicolas Coke I believe lived to be 2 years old but I am unsure if he is still alive.
Can a brain dead person produce tears?
Brain dead person can produce tears, if his reflex arc related to tears is intact. Anything irritating to eyes will produce the tears in the eyes of such person.
Sample of solicitation paper for dead person?
yes
How was the brain removed from a dead person?
it was removed through their nostrils
How do you confirm that a person is dead?
Do an EEG and check for brain activity.
Can you bring back a brain dead person back to life?
NO
When the brain is dead do you still need nutrition?
Yes, if you want to keep the body from deteriorating a brain dead person still needs nutrition.
How long can a brain dead person live?
Sadly while their body can continue to go on with the help of machines, their mind, their personality, and all other parts of them mentally are already gone. Once a doctor has pronounced a person brain dead he is sure of his findings and this is something that cannot be reversed. There is no blood flow in their brain and their brain does not react in any way to stimulation. A quick way to see if someone may be brain dead is shining light into their eyes; a person who is truly brain dead does not have a pupil response. Eventually this person who is brain dead is let off of machines which keep their body alive and their body dies as well. Hopefully, if the person is able to give organ donations they do so, because they could be saving other's lives.
If you drowned can you live?
No. You are dead. In some cases life does exist but the brain is dead and the person is on a machine.
If you are brain dead are you actually dead?
The brain is logically the person. If the brain is removed from the body, the person is dead, but if the brain is placed back and all the nerves and veins and other essences are attached, maybe the brain can function. But, the brain is usually dead, then the body is dead.
