The nurse who works with the organ donation team explains the definition of death prior to tissue harvesting as being:
1. Absence of reflexes
2. Total lack of response to external stimuli
3. Presence of two EEGs showing no brain activity
4. No voluntary muscular movement
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Rationale: Absence of reflexes is an indication of clinical death but not an acceptable indication of death.
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