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Article R1232-1 of the French Public Health Code

If the person is in persistent cardiac and respiratory arrest, death can only be established if the following three clinical criteria are simultaneously present:

1° Total absence of consciousness and spontaneous motor activity;

2° Abolition of all brain stem reflexes;

3° Total absence of spontaneous ventilation.

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Article R1232-1

Si la personne présente un arrêt cardiaque et respiratoire persistant, le constat de la mort ne peut être établi que si les trois critères cliniques suivants sont simultanément présents :

1° Absence totale de conscience et d’activité motrice spontanée ;

2° Abolition de tous les réflexes du tronc cérébral ;

3° Absence totale de ventilation spontanée.

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