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resuscitation  

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  • Resuscitation signifies the act of returning an individual to life from an unconscious or death-like condition. The fundamental distinction between life and death is universally acknowledged, but the notion of reversibility of death varies greatly across cultures and time. [Source: Encyclopedia of Death and the Human Experience; Resuscitation]

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