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If a person is brain dead and the heart rate is low will they live?
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∙ 7y ago
Yes, he can be revived with CPR, intubation, IV ,emergency drugs like epinephrine and atropine and dopamine to increase heart rate and perfusion.
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∙ 15y ago
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How would the body be different without the brain?
The brain is the computer for the body. A person can not live without a brain because it regulates the heart and all the body functions. Hence, the term brain dead means the body is dead.
Can heartbeat restart spontaneously after death?
Death occurs when the person is without the functions of their brain (Some brain cells live on,meaning the brain didnt "die"). Prior to that, the person is not dead, regardless of what the heart is doing. If they are not dead, the heart is not restarting after death, but may continue to beat if the nerves send their last messages after death to the heart. It can happen. But its extremely unlikely.
What is more important the heart or the brain?
Both the brain and the heart is important. If there are no brain, the heart would not be able to work. And if there are no heart, the brain would not have enough blood to function.The heat keeps beating when the brain is dead but only for a few secs.. but when the heart quits beating you have with in 5 min be for the patients is dead. and with in that time doctors can shock you back to lifeSo i say the Brain is more important.the brain, because if the heart stops you might still live but if the brain stops then your dead
How long can a person live if your brain is dead from strokes but you are still breathing and your heart is still beating?
If your brain is dead you are dead. Because that is the thing sending all the signals for your body to still function. Agreeing to the above statement, you CAN live if you have a working brain stem, however you would be a vegetable state and that is never any fun.
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.
What organs can a person not live without?
Brain, heart, liver, pancreas, both lungs
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.
How long can someone live once he is brain dead?
U can live for the least 5 the most I have heard of 18If a person is declared to be brain dead, they are beyond any medical care that can revive them and they are not coming back to life.
Is it possible for someone who is brain dead to live for sixteen hours after life support was unplugged?
Yes Brain dead means higher functions like consciousness and thought and speech the lower functions are the heart and resperation.
Can a Human live without A Brain But With a Brain Stem?
No a person can not live without a brain. You can not live without a brain because it controls everything. Although, some functions of the body are automatic, and a person can live if the brain stem is intact.
What part of your body would be the most difficult to live without?
I think the heart and the brain: we are dead without either one of them, correct? I know people can remove half a brain or pieces of the brain but I don't think we can live without an entire brain... (correct me if I'm wrong!)
Can a person live without a leg?
yes...as long as their heart and brain are working, they can live. There are plenty of people that are living without arms and legs...
