Which is true about Somatic death.
A. Cooling of the body.B. Cessation of spontaneous respiration
C. Cessation of circulation
D. Flat isoelectric E.E.G
E. Deep unconsciousness with no response to external stimuli or internal need
Answer. B. Cessations of spontaneous respiration; (C) Cessation of circulation ; (D)
Flat isoelectric EEG; (E) Deep unconsciousness with no response to external
stimuli or internal need
Somatic death or clinical death is the
complete and irreversible cessation of the vital functions
of brain, heart and lungs. In somatic death, though life ceases, cells
respond to chemical, thermal and electrical stimuli.
The signs of somatic death or immediate
signs of death are:-
- Insensibility
to touch, pain, temperature and loss of voluntary power.
-Cessation of circulation
- Loss of E.C.G. rhythm.
- Loss of E.E.G rhythm.
- Cessation of respiration
* Cooling of body is the sign of cellular death.
