Define death in physiological terms. We know that when the human heart stops beating, it can be started again artificially. And the subject lives. If the heart does not restart, the O2 supply is cut off, the brain cells die, but what does lack of O2 cause? Include mechanisms.

Define death in physiological terms. We know that when the human heart stops beating, it can be started again artificially. And the subject lives. If the heart does not restart, the O2 supply is cut off, the brain cells die, but what does lack of O2 cause? Include mechanisms.

Biomedical Instrumentation Systems

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Chapter24: New Technologies And Advances In Medical Instrumentation

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