When is ‘dead’ really dead? What happens after a person ‘flatlines’

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When is ‘dead’ really dead? What happens after a person ‘flatlines’

How long should doctors wait after a “flatline” appears before they can declare a person dead? How can they be sure that heartbeat and circulation will not return?

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