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George Pickering Case Study Brain Death

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There are many cases on people who are brain dead. For example, George Pickering was pronounced brain dead. The doctors wanted to take him off of life support but his father said that he was going to die with his son by killing himself with a gun. Before the father did anything else he told his son to squeeze his hand. George squozed his dad’s hand and then the father repeated himself once more. George squoze his dad’s about 4 times. The police were surrounding the room and after a few hours the father surrendered. He was taken to jail and sentenced for 77 days, for disturbing nurses, doctors, and other patients. When George’s step-mother was in the hospital room with him, he rolled over to face her and said, “I love you mamma.”

I believe that Jahi McMath parents should not remove her from the ventilator until they feel that the time is right. There is a possibility that her brain will function the way that it is supposed to, soon. Jahi should experience the life of a teenager not with her eyes closed. Referring to the case of George Pickering, Jahi has a chance, just like George did. …show more content…

Brain death occurs when a person has a permanent brain injury, which causes total ending of all brain function. Can doctors really determine if the patient is going to recover from being brain dead? No, the doctors can not determine if the patient is going to recover, because in some cases the doctors would determine the patient dead but later on the patient may come back to life. Basically, the doctors cannot conclude the

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