Death Criteria: Social, Religious, and Clinical Considerations on What It Takes to Die

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dc.contributor.advisorHoy, William G.
dc.contributor.authorStrong, Cameron
dc.contributor.departmentBiochemistry.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-05-02T22:11:14Z
dc.date.available2014-05-02T22:11:14Z
dc.date.copyright2014
dc.date.issued2014-05-02
dc.description.abstractAdvancing medical technology in the twentieth century has blurred the line between certain death and potential life. Patients who would face imminent death without support may now be maintained for a period of time. Efforts to define death according to criteria began in 1968 with arguments for neurological criteria for death. Since then, brain death has become a stage in bioethics for discussions of what constitutes life and what it takes to die. A declaration of death carries social, spiritual, and clinical importance, however defining death requires an examination of what criteria must be met in order to declare death in a clinical setting. A death criterion is a social construct created by people and informed by religion that demonstrates an attempted understanding of what death is and how it may be recognized. Clinicians benefit from a better understanding of death and how patients view death by providing more meaningful care and respectful treatment of such a delicate yet universal topic.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2104/8978
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.rights.accessrightsWorldwide accessen_US
dc.titleDeath Criteria: Social, Religious, and Clinical Considerations on What It Takes to Dieen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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