BIOETHICS L.8 Flashcards
It is manifested by the permanent cessation of vital organic functions (including heart beat, spontaneous breathing and
brain activity.
DEATH
3 BASIC PRINCIPLES of DEATH
Permanence, Universality, Non-functionality
people cannot come back to life after they die.
Permanence
all living things will eventually die.
Universality
The functions of a living being
cease after death.
Non-functionality
means approaching death
Dying
Does not understand concept of
death, believes death is reversible, temporary
departure or sleep.
Infancy to 5 years
Understand death is FINAL, believes
death CAN BE AVOIDED, believes wishes and
unrelated actions can be responsible for death
5 to 9 years
Begin to understand own mortality,
expressed in after life and fear of death.
9 to 12 years
May still hold concept from previous
developmental stages, may seem to reach “adult” perception of death but be emotionally unable to
accept it.
12 to 18 years
Has attitude towards death
influenced by religious and cultural beliefs.
18 to 45 years
Accept own mortality, encounters
death of parents some peers experiences.
45 to 65 years
Fears prolonged illness, sees
death as having multiple meaning, (eg. freedom from pain, reunion with already diseases family member).
65 years and above
It is translated from Latin as “cold
death” and describes the postmortem temperature
○ change after someone has died. It falls 1.8F per hour
until it reaches room temperature.
Algor Mortis
It is refers to the stiffness of the body
that occurs 2 to 4 hours after the death of a person.
It starts with the involuntary muscles (heart, bladder
and so on).
Rigor Mortis
