All articles tagged with #premature declaration of death
A 74-year-old woman in Nebraska was declared dead at a nursing home but was found breathing at a funeral home two hours later. This incident is under investigation, with no criminal intent found so far. Similar cases have occurred in other states recently.
A 76-year-old woman in Ecuador, who was declared dead at a hospital, shocked her relatives by knocking on her coffin during her wake. The incident has prompted a government investigation into the hospital and a technical committee has been formed to review how the hospital issues death certificates. The woman remains in serious condition and is under intubation. This incident is similar to a mistaken declaration of death in the US in December 2022.