Most of the time, death is permanent — when someone’s heart stops beating, it rarely starts again. But sometimes, first responders can help bring a person back from the dead even after their heart stops.
So what’s the longest time that someone has been clinically dead and come back to life?
Generally, spending more than 30 minutes “dead” and coming back without major brain damage is rare. But in some specific circumstances, people have been resuscitated after many hours and made a full recovery.
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