[NautiNurse]

Do the brain-dead sit up and look around and reach out toward people when they're placed on gurneys?

That was Ms. Heche's last gasp and voluntary effort. She lost consciousness shortly thereafter in the ambulance. Very common event in gravely ill, shortly preceding death.

[IYAS9YAS]

That was Ms. Heche's last gasp and voluntary effort. She lost consciousness shortly thereafter in the ambulance. Very common event in gravely ill, shortly preceding death.

The explanation in post 29 made more sense of it. Brian swelling as a result of the accident and trauma cutting off oxygen after the fact rather than loss of oxygen in the wreck. And so does yours. A last gasp.