Clinical death refers to the cessation of all vital signs, including the absence of a heartbeat, breathing, and brain activity. It is a medical determination that life processes have stopped, but it is important to note that this state can be temporary. In some cases, if resuscitation efforts are successful, the individual can be revived. Clinical death is distinct from biological death, which is the irreversible end of all biological functions that sustain a living organism. read more >>

Clinical death is the medical term for cessation of blood circulation and breathing, the two necessary criteria to sustain human and many other organisms' lives. It occurs when the heart stops beating in a regular rhythm, a condition called cardiac arrest. The term is also sometimes used in resuscitation research.read more >>