Is death comes after heart stops beating or mind goes idle?

Answer 1

Heart stops beating.

Answer 2

Ok, this is hard for me to answer. My brother in law just died 3 weeks ago from a brain aneuyrism. He had surgury and afterwards his brain starting swelling. They had to put him in a coma.

They kept taking some kind of tests on his brain. After three days, they said he was brain dead and there was nothing else we could do. They wanted to turn all life support off. They said he was really already dead and not here anymore.

We asked, how can he be brain dead and his heart be beating so strong. The doctor explained that the brain does not rule the heart. The heart beats all on it's own.

When they do heart transplants, the heart will continue beating even after it is removed from the body until it is transplanted into the next body. This did make sense.

It was the only thing that made it easier to remove life support.

I say death comes when you are legally brain dead. Although he was still breathing, it was only a machine.

Answer 3

An idle mind is devil's workshop.
Don't ever stay idle. Keep learning.

Death comes after heart stops because no oxygen goes to the brain to continue its activity. With that, all functions in the body stops. Then the person is "dead".

Comatose patients are still alive because their heart is still beating. They can hear what you are saying. They just can't respond.

Answer 4

Death is confirmed after Heart Stops beating.

As per mind going idle is concerned,that stage is called COMA.

Answer 5

Definitly it comes after heart stopped. Even after mind goes idle i.e. in coma stage some persons living so many years

Answer 6

First heart stops beating, as a consequence ......the blood flow to brain is discontinued. To officially declare someone dead .....there should not be any brain functions!
So, death once mind goes idle.

Answer 7

Historically, attempts to define the exact moment of death have been problematic. Death was once defined as the cessation of heartbeat (cardiac arrest) and of breathing, but the development of CPR and prompt defibrillation posed a challenge, rendering the previous definition inadequate. This earlier definition of death is now called "clinical death", and even after it occurs, breathing and heartbeat may be restarted in some cases. Events which were causally linked to death in the past are now prevented from having an effect; even without a functioning heart and lungs, a person can be sustained with life support devices. In addition to such extremes, there are a growing number of people who would quickly die if their organ transplants or artificial pacemakers failed.

Today, where a definition of the moment of death is required, doctors and coroners usually turn to "brain death" or "biological death": People are considered dead when the electrical activity in their brain ceases (cf. persistent vegetative state). It is presumed that a stoppage of electrical activity indicates the end of consciousness. However, suspension of consciousness must be permanent, and not transient, as occurs during sleep, and especially a coma. In the case of sleep, EEGs can easily tell the difference. Identifying the moment of death is important in cases of transplantation, as organs for transplant (the brain excluded) must be harvested as quickly as possible after the death of the body.

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Answer 8

this is a good question, and it's reason that there is so much controversy over donated organs... in human physiology in college, the prof said that we don't reall know for sure, each case has different factors.

has a person died if their heart stopped then started again after cpr? in a way...

if their brain dies, but they are hooked up to machines where the blood can still pump through, are they dead? should their organs be used for donation while they're still fresh? should we pull the plug?

there are legal implications to this question as well... this is why people sometimes sign a DNR (do not recussitate) order-- it basically means "consider me dead when my heart stops."

so i think it's up to the person, their family, and the doctor if they are officially dead or not.

Answer 9

Heart stops first thats clinical death
the mind stops working after around 2 hrs thats biological death

Hope yu got yur answer [:)]

Answer 10

Yes your are right. But you missed somthing. After we die will we go to the Isthmusand we gonna sit there until the judgment day come. we will be dead but we will not be judged yet. there is 2 types f this world the good one and the bad one its like waiting in a bus station one is exposed to the sun and one provides shade that will make your waiting pleasant. Its the same thing if you were a good person you will be waiting and not suffering. For the bad guys they will be suffering and waiting the greater punishment. After the universe end we will be judged and some goes to paradise and others goes to hell; for eternity.