With the advent of these strategies, cardiac arrest came to be called "clinical death" rather than simply "death" to reflect the possibility of post-arrest resuscitation; for medical purposes, it is considered to be the final physical state before permanent death.
Cardiac arrest came to be called "clinical death" rather than simply "death" to reflect the possibility of post-arrest resuscitation. This was with the advent of these strategies. It is considered to be the final physical state before permanent death. This was for medical purposes.