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Cushing's triad, which includes bradycardia, hypertension (with widened pulse pressure), and a change in respiratory pattern, is seen in head injuries with increased intracranial pressure (ICP).
basically, when the patient reaches this point, it is instantaneous brain death. in cushings's triad, the patient experience bradycardia because the body try to compensate and uses every last bit of their epinephrine to compensate for the changes.