Tuesday, February 10, 2015

Eight Signs of Death

Researchers of University of Texas recently published their report in HealthDay about last 8 signs of death. Dr. Hui along with their team worked on 350 patients in two cancer treatment centers. One is located in America and other in Brazil. Most of those are about to die stages or admitted in Palliative Care Units (PCU). PCU treat those who are declared non-treatable.

Doctors closely monitored those PCU patients. During the research 57 were died. At the end of study, they finalized eight signs or conditions that can determine imminent death. These eight signs can be seen among cancer or non-cancer patients. These are mentioned below;

  1. Unable to close eyelids
  2. Unable to react to visualization or stimulation
  3. Declining response to sound and words
  4. Unable to recognize faces
  5. Eye pupils does not move
  6. Neck extends more to back than usual
  7. Vocal card grunts
  8. Upper digestive tract bleeds

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