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Link to an audio of a podcast with Dr. Byrne. He explains how the term "brain death" is not death.
The podcast is at bottom of the article: Dr. Byrne- why brain death is wrong
Dr. Paul Byrne is a pediatrician and neonatologist from Toledo, Ohio who early in his career pioneered the development of ventilators and other medical devices tailored to children born pre-term.
He is also a world renowned expert on, and opponent of, “brain death” for determining actual death, and has spoken and testified in numerous venues including several courts of law and the Vatican. So, Dr Paul is the perfect mix of pediatrician and brain death expert to help us understand two recent situations, including his personal intervention for the parents of Jahi–the 13 year-old California girl who had cardiac arrest during a tonsillectomy and was declared brain dead by hospital staff. But her parents challenged their diagnosis, and with assistance from Dr Byrne, were able to have Jahi transferred to a medical facility that would insert a feeding tube to prevent starvation.
Another person
Larry Black was a 22-year-old patient in SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital, admitted after being shot in the head on March 24, 2019. A week later he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation. The problem was that his heart was still beating, and he had not been declared brain dead. Just as the team was getting ready to operate, Dr. Zhony Zohny - Black’s doctor – came running into the room and demanded that the team stop. They did.
Today Black is 28, a musician and the father of three children. He requires physical therapy because he has lingering issues from the gunshot wound. But he is very much alive, and remembers clearly the events leading to his almost-murder.
Advice for you
Remove "organ donor" from your drivers' license and from the national organ donor registry.
The podcast is at bottom of the article: Dr. Byrne- why brain death is wrong
Unconscious Patients Who Were Almost Killed for "Parts"
Dr. Paul Byrne is a pediatrician and neonatologist from Toledo, Ohio who early in his career pioneered the development of ventilators and other medical devices tailored to children born pre-term.
He is also a world renowned expert on, and opponent of, “brain death” for determining actual death, and has spoken and testified in numerous venues including several courts of law and the Vatican. So, Dr Paul is the perfect mix of pediatrician and brain death expert to help us understand two recent situations, including his personal intervention for the parents of Jahi–the 13 year-old California girl who had cardiac arrest during a tonsillectomy and was declared brain dead by hospital staff. But her parents challenged their diagnosis, and with assistance from Dr Byrne, were able to have Jahi transferred to a medical facility that would insert a feeding tube to prevent starvation.
Another person
Larry Black was a 22-year-old patient in SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital, admitted after being shot in the head on March 24, 2019. A week later he was taken to surgery to have his organs removed for donation. The problem was that his heart was still beating, and he had not been declared brain dead. Just as the team was getting ready to operate, Dr. Zhony Zohny - Black’s doctor – came running into the room and demanded that the team stop. They did.
Today Black is 28, a musician and the father of three children. He requires physical therapy because he has lingering issues from the gunshot wound. But he is very much alive, and remembers clearly the events leading to his almost-murder.
Advice for you
Remove "organ donor" from your drivers' license and from the national organ donor registry.