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  2. Her Son Died at 13 Years Old After Transplant Complications ...

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    Before that, you wouldn't think he had chronic kidney disease." The problems began presenting in concerning ways, but the family didn't think they'd require the lifestyle shift they later would.

  3. Child euthanasia - Wikipedia

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    Child euthanasia is a form of euthanasia that is applied to children who are gravely ill or have significant birth defects.In 2005, the Netherlands became the first country since the end of Nazi Germany to decriminalize euthanasia for infants with hopeless prognosis and intractable pain. [1]

  4. Stages of human death - Wikipedia

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    Signs of death or strong indications that a human is no longer alive are: Respiratory arrest (no breathing); Cardiac arrest (no pulse); Brain death (no neuronal activity); The heart and lungs are vital organs for human life due to their ability to properly oxygenate human blood (lungs) and distribute this blood to all vital organs (heart).

  5. Clinical death - Wikipedia

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    Without special treatment after circulation is restarted, full recovery of the brain after more than 3 minutes of clinical death at normal body temperature is rare. [6] [7] Usually brain damage or later brain death results after longer intervals of clinical death even if the heart is restarted and blood circulation is successfully restored ...

  6. Man Who Was Pronounced Dead Wakes Up on Operating Table ... - AOL

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    “Our organ donation and transplant system is powered entirely by trust, and the American public should feel confident when they register as donors that their gifts will be respected and honored ...

  7. Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome - Wikipedia

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    Multiple organ dysfunction syndrome (MODS) is altered organ function in an acutely ill patient requiring immediate medical intervention. [1]There are different stages of organ dysfunction for certain different organs, both in acute and in chronic onset, whether or not there are one or more organs affected.

  8. Putrefaction - Wikipedia

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    This process references the breaking down of a body of an animal post-mortem. In broad terms, it can be viewed as the decomposition of proteins, and the eventual breakdown of the cohesiveness between tissues, and the liquefaction of most organs. This is caused by the decomposition of organic matter by bacterial or fungal digestion, which causes ...

  9. Organ dysfunction - Wikipedia

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    Organ failure is organ dysfunction to such a degree that normal homeostasis cannot be maintained without external clinical intervention or life support. It is not a diagnosis. It is not a diagnosis. It can be classified by the cause, but when the cause is not known, it can also be classified by whether the onset is chronic or acute .