Dying

Dying is the gradual process of ending the life of an organism. This process proceeds from the first stage, when symptoms of illness appear, to the third and final stage - death. Each stage of dying is a vital period for the body, as it allows it to prepare for death without pain and stress.

Dying has some common characteristics in all living organisms and can be found in all individuals, including humans, animals and plants. It consists of various stages, each of which has its own characteristics and dynamics of development.

The first stage of dying begins with the onset of symptoms of fatigue or illness. During this period, the body begins to lose energy and functionality, which can

Introduction

The process of dying occurs unevenly over time, lasts several hours and is designated by the concept of clinical death. When dying, following the fading of consciousness, cardiac activity also stops, and later (after 5-6 minutes) breathing fades away and pulmonary ventilation stops. When, after about 6-8 minutes after breathing stops, cardiac activity stops and a state of biological death occurs. Despite the fact that the course of the dying process, as well as the duration of clinical and biological death, may vary, it is quite difficult to determine the exact time of death or the transition from clinical death to biological death.

Dying begins with the failure of human systems and organs important for life support (for example, endocrine). Following this, changes develop in the tissues of the whole organism, then comes the stage of actual tissue dying (primarily brain tissue). After this, a person develops clinical death as a transition to biological death and death itself occurs - the complete cessation of all vital processes in the body. If medical care is not provided in a timely manner, this stage of the development of the disease gradually turns into a fatal outcome - the death of the patient from pathological conditions that arise in the process of life. As a result, without assistance, dying can lead to the death of the patient. That is why, in order to provide timely medical care to people, it is especially important to prevent the fading of the basic vital functions in the body, to act with the accuracy and speed necessary to restore its vital functions.