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5. Certification of Brain DeathTo:a.1 They shall determine and establish brain death based on existing guidelines (Ref: Philippine Neurological Association (PNA); Canada Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Brain Death).
5. Certification of Brain DeathFrom:a.1. These two (2) physicians who should preferably be, but not necessarily limited to, a neurologist or neurosurgeon or internist or anesthesiologist shall determine and establish brain death based on existing guidelines (Ref: 2017 Philippine Neurological Association (PNA) Revised Brain Death Criteria).
5. Certification of Brain DeathTo:a.2 A second evaluation by the same two (2) physicians must be performed after an interval of at least two (2) hours (Ref: Canada Practice Guidelines for the Diagnosis of Brain Death).
5. Certification of Brain DeathFrom:
a.2 xxx at least four (4) hours (Ref: 2017 Philippine Neurological Association (PNA) Revised Brain Death Criteria).
5. Certification of Brain DeathTo:a.4 A Death Certificate shall be signed by the Attending Physician (AP). The date and time of death is recorded on the Death Certificate and in the patient’s chart. The time of death is when the patient is initially declared brain dead.
a.4 A Death Certificate shall be signed by the Attending Physician (AP).As thus amended, all other provisions of DOH Administrative Order No. 2010-0019 dated June 23, 2010 still stands in effect. This Order shall take effect fifteen (15) days after its publication in the Official Gazette or newspaper of general circulation.
The date and time of death is recorded on the Death Certificate and in the patient’s chart. The time the second declaration is made shall be the time of death. (Ref: 2017 Philippine Neurological Association (PNA) Revised Brain Death Criteria).