That depends greatly on the circumstances and location of death. In my state, if the patient is hospitalized, then two RN's (or a doctor) must come in together and both listen for a heartbeat for one full minute. If no heartbeat or breathing occurs, they call the time of death and notify the attending physician.
The medical examiner pronounced Sandy dead.
No, he was pronounced dead at UCLA medical centre, Los Angeles, which is in the USA.
He was pronounced dead at the scene
They are usually pronounced dead by a Doctor or health professional. On a death certificate they generally write the time of death and the cause. So they need to make an official declaration that the person is actually dead and note the time.
On 1 May 1945.
Muerto (dead) is pronounced mooERR-taw
yes, he was pronounced dead at 12:15pm in Afghanistan Nov. 27 2008.
Someone who's "only" brain dead can have a pulse - but otherwise, no.
no
He was pronounced dead at 2pm that day.
CPR is not meant to revive some one. They were pronounced dead because they had CPR performed on them and had a defibrillator used on them and they still did not regain a heart beat.
He was pronounced dead at 4:03 pm the afternoon of September 13, 1996,