Multiple Choice
Given expert knowledge about medicine and ballistics, a person who has permanently lost cardiac activity as a result of a massive gunshot wound can remain conscious for at least five to fifteen seconds. Which of the following is true in that situation? The person is
A) Alive according to the whole-brain criterion
B) Alive according to the cardiopulmonary criterion
C) Dead according to the higher-brain criterion
D) None of the above
Correct Answer:
Verified
Correct Answer:
Verified
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