Presumptive signs of death

• Unresponsive to pain
• No pulse (carotid)
• No breathing
• No deep tendon or corneal reflexes
• No eye movement
• No systole
• Profound cyanosis
• Low core temperature

Definitive Signs of Death

• Obvious Mortal damage (ie decapitation)
• Dependent lividity (blood settling)
• Rigor mortis (stiffening of muscles, 2-12 hours after death)
• Putrefaction (decomposition of body tissues (40-96 hours after death))

^{*Note*  #StraightFromMyNotebook posts are condensed from my actual notebooks and class materials. Text Used is : Emergency Care And Transportation Of The Sick And Injured: A Comprehensive Guide}