What is brain death?
Q: What is brain death?
A: Brain death means that the brain has stopped working permanently and cannot be cured or reversed.
Q: Is there any treatment for brain death?
A: No, there is no treatment that can help brain death.
Q: What happens when a person is brain dead?
A: When a person is brain dead, there is no activity in any part of their brain. Every part of the brain is dead; no oxygen flows to the brain, and there is no electrical activity in any part of the brain.
Q: What does the brain control in our body?
A: The brain controls everything we need to do to stay alive, such as breathing, body temperature, heart rate, and other important things.
Q: Can a brain-dead person breathe on their own?
A: No, a brain-dead person cannot breathe on their own.
Q: Can a brain-dead person wake up or be aware of their surroundings?
A: No, a brain-dead person will never be able to wake up or be aware of what is going on around them.
Q: Can a brain-dead person be kept alive with special machines and medications?
A: Yes, sometimes doctors can keep brain-dead people alive with special machines and medications. However, while these machines can keep the person's other organs alive for a while, they cannot help the brain get better, and eventually, the person's other organs will stop working too.
