Phillip was involved in a car crash and placed on a respirator. After his family had the respirator removed, he was nonresponsive, with no reflexes and a flat EEG. These vital signs indicate Phillip has experienced

A) brain death.
B) hyperthermic death.
C) myocardial death.
D) hypothermic death.


Answer: A

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