Regulation 3

Criteria for determining irreversible cessation of all functions of the brain

of Interpretation (Determination and Certification of Death) Regulations

Subsidiary LegislationIn forceProvision 3 of 6

Subject to regulation 3A, the criteria for determining the irreversible cessation of all functions of the brain of a person for the purposes of section 2A of the Act shall be that —

(a)

the pupils are fixed and non-reactive to strong light;

(b)

there is no corneal reflex;

(c)

there is no spontaneous motor response to painful stimulus, excluding spinal reflexes;

(d)

there is no oculocephalic reflex;

(e)

there is no gag reflex or reflex response to tracheobronchial stimulation;

(f)

there is no vestibulo-ocular response on instillation of 50 cubic centimetres of ice-cold water into each ear; and

(g)

there is no spontaneous respiration even with carbon dioxide tension at 50 millimetres or more of mercury.

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