A 3-Year-Old Child with Severe Head Trauma Is Intubated and on a Respirator.The

Multiple Choice

A 3-year-old child with severe head trauma is intubated and on a respirator.The child has three flat electroencephalograms (EEG) completed 24 hours apart.The electrocardiogram (EKG) shows a rate of 90 beats per minute in a normal sinus rhythm.Which of the following describes these findings?

A) Heart-lung death
B) Cerebral death
C) Imminent death
D) Natural death