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Someone is considered dead when one cannot breathe without assistance, has no coughing or gagging reflex, has no pupil response to light, has no blinking reflex when the cornea is touched, has no grimace reflex when the head is rotated or ears are flushed with ice water, and has no response to pain.

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A person is considered dead when there is no pulse even though they have done CPR

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when they have no pulse and are not breathing

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