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== After Death == | == After Death == | ||
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When the person's heart stops beating that is called clinical death. Then, when the person can no longer be revived, it is called biological death. How is biological death determined? The breathing of the person must have stopped, as well as the heartbeat. The eyelids may be half open, and the pupils fixed. The person must not be able to be revived. | |||
After biological death, there are several processes that the body undergoes. The first is the death chill. This occurs right after the heart stops beating. The whole body grows cold, but not any cooler than room temperature. Next is rigor mortis. Rigor Mortis is when blood solidifies in the veins and the whole body becomes stiff. This happens six | |||
== Main Causes of Death == | == Main Causes of Death == | ||
