Patricia Gerritsen @pchgerritsen Anesthesiologist-Intensivist

HEMS Physician ERASMUS MC

“I’M NOT DEAD”

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HOW TO DIAGNOSE

DEATH

PART TWO:

“I’M NOT DEAD”

MONTY PYTHON: THE HOLY GRAIL

DEGREE’S OF DEATHSOON

TO BE DEADREVERSIBLY

DEADREVERSIBLY

IRREVERSIBLY DEAD

IRREVERSIBLY DEAD

SOON TO BE DEAD

REVERSIBLY DEAD

IRREVERSIBLY DEAD

PALLOR MORTIS ALGOR MORTIS RIGOR MORTIS LIVOR MORTIS DECOMPOSITION

IR / REVERSIBLY DEAD

IRREVERSIBLY DEAD

SUBCATEGORY: ALMOST DEAD

REVERSIBLY IRREVERSIBLY

DEAD

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SURVIVAL OF EXTREMES

COMING TO AN ICU NEAR YOU SOON…. THE PREVIOUSLY DEAD

DEAD SNAKE…

NOT ALL THAT LOOKS DEAD, IS DEAD

EASY QUESTIONS ONLY

YOU DECIDE…..SOON

TO BE DEADREVERSIBLY

DEADREVERSIBLY

IRREVERSIBLY DEAD

IRREVERSIBLY DEAD

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