According to the Harvard University Medical School committee, what function must be irreversibly lost to define death?
A) Respiratory functions
B) Reflexes
C) Consciousness
D) Brain function
Ans: D
A Harvard University Medical School committee added that the nonreversible loss of brain function, accompanied by the more traditional signs, should be the definitive definition of death.
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