Brain Death

Prerequisites

• pH between 7.35 and 7.45.
• PaCO2 as close to 40 as possible.
• A glucose under 300 and a sodium under 170, hopefully under 160. 
• No sedative or analgesic agents, and if they were on board, then 5 half-lives have to have passed. 
• A normal body temperature of at least 36.5. 
• Pre-oxygenated on an FIO2 of 100%.
• Systolic blood pressure has to be over 100 with a map over 75. That can be achieved with pressors if needed
• They need an a-line and very good IV access