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    Organ donation Week 1 - Mechanism of brain death
    (2017) Thomson, David
    This video focuses on how brain death occurs. The video discusses what causes the excessive elevation of intracranial pressure. It then goes on to explain how this can impede on blood circulation to the brain and what doctors are able to do to prevent it. The video also discusses how the body tries to heal itself as well. The video then goes on to discuss the vegetative state and what it entails for the patient. This is video 4/10 in week 1 of the Organ Donation course