History Main / FauxDeath

* Series/{{Queen of the South}}: Teresa is shot to death. We see her body in the mortuary. But nothing is at it seems: she faked her own death to escape drug criminals.

* Series/{{QueenoftheSouth}}: Teresa is shot to death. We see her body in the mortuary. But nothing is at it seems: she faked her own death to escape drug criminals.

* Series/{{QueenoftheSouth}}: Teresa is shot to death. We see her body in the mortuary. But nothing is at it seems: she faked her own death to escape drug criminals.

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. At normal body temperature, the brain dies after 4-6 minutes. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. At normal body temperature, the brain dies after 4-6 minutes without oxygen. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched (the brain dies after 5-10 minutes). But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. The brain dies hours (or possibly longer) after these injuries have taken place and not just minutes. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. The brain dies hours (or possibly longer) after these injuries have taken place and not just minutes. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]] [[https://leaps.org/coming-back-from-the-dead-is-no-longer-science-fiction/]]

** Scientists hope to create a drug that induces suspended animation (pill or injection). [[https://medicine.umich.edu/dept/surgery/news/archive/201306/buying-time]]

** Scientists hope to create a drug that induces suspended animation (pill or injection).

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. The brain dies hours (or possibly longer) after these injuries have taken place and not just minutes. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death. Even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. But, thanks to modern resuscitation science, death can no longer be considered an absolute moment but rather a process that can be reversed even many hours after it has taken place. If medical interventions do not exist at any given time or place, then of course death cannot be reversed. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death, and even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. However, if the [[CPRCleanPrettyReliable proper]] [[MagicalDefibrillator action]] is taken (ideally within ''seconds'' after death), it's possible that [[BackFromTheDead the heart and circulation will restart]] - if the patient's ''really'' lucky, without permanent damage. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

* Cryonics patients. They arrange to be frozen after death, in the hopes that future technology will bring them back to life. Scientist believe that death is a process rather than an event. It's important to note that these patients are only clinically dead, not brain dead. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryonics]]

* Clinical Death means that the heart and circulatory system has stopped functioning. Up until the 20th Century, this was the official definition of death, and even today it ''usually'' means your ticket's been punched. However, if the [[CPRCleanPrettyReliable proper]] [[MagicalDefibrillator action]] is taken (ideally within ''seconds'' after death - the brain starts to die off almost immediately under these conditions), it's possible that [[BackFromTheDead the heart and circulation will restart]] - if the patient's ''really'' lucky, without permanent damage. [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clinical_death]]

When intentional, it's a kind of FakingTheDead. Maybe the character is trying to get out of a bad situation. Or maybe the enemy has [[BuriedAlive cruel plans]] for said character. If someone is merely sleeping the sleep of the dead, but life can be discerned, see DeepSleep. Occasionally overlaps with AngstComa.

* Series/{{Legacies}}: Dana is bitten by Arachne, a giant spider. Her body is found in the woods by Alaric and Matt, seemingly dead. A few moments later, she gets up and leaves. Unfortunately, the poison liquified her from the inside. She literally pukes out her guts, vomiting herself to death (for real this time).

* "Film/JohnCarter" [[spoiler: When John is banished back to Earth, he takes puffer fish toxin that puts him into a death-like sleep to throw the Therns off his trail.]]

* [[Film/JohnCarter]] [[spoiler: When John is banished back to Earth, he takes puffer fish toxin that puts him into a death-like sleep to throw the Therns off his trail.]]

* [[Film/JohnCarter Disney movie]] [[spoiler: When John is banished back to Earth, he takes puffer fish toxin that puts him into a death-like sleep to throw the Therns off his trail.]]

* [[Film/JohnCarter Disney movie]] [[spoiler When John is banished back to Earth, he takes puffer fish toxin that puts him into a death-like sleep to throw the Therns off his trail.]]

* "Film/JohnCarter Disney movie" [[spoiler When John is banished back to Earth, he takes puffer fish toxin that puts him into a death-like sleep to throw the Therns off his trail.]]

** Scientists hope to create a drug that induces suspended animation.

* ''Series/{{Days of Our Lives}}'':
** Vivian used an herbal medicine to put Carly into a death-like state. It was so convincing that Carly was considered dead and buried. But then she woke up underground in a coffin equipped with lights, an air tank, and a two-way speaker system. Vivian eventually confessed to her nephew, Lawrence, and Carly was rescued just as she was running out of air.
** Will was strangled, but did not die. Dr Rolf found Will to be unconscious but breathing. He then injected Will with something that would make him appear to be dead. After Lucas and Sami had viewed Will in the morgue, Dr Rolf revived Will with his serum. Will's family unwittingly buried an empty coffin at his funeral. When Will is discovered to be alive, he's suffering from amnesia (a side effect from Dr Rolf's serum).
* Series/{{Passions}}: Sheridan Crane's death was faked (to escape criminals who were pursuing her) and she was buried to continue the ruse. Unfortunately, plans to rescue her immediately were hindered when the criminals in question kidnapped her would-be saviors, leaving her in considerable peril (Sheridan's claustrophobia didn't help matters much). Although she was ultimately rescued at the end of the "day", the scenes played out for over a ''month''.
* Series/{{General Hospital}}: Jerry orchestrated the abduction and faked death of Robin Scorpio Drake. Patrick finds Robin in a tomb and kisses her. Robin wakes up and reveals she faked her death by taking a drug to slow her heartbeat.

* Series/{{Jane the Virgin}}: Rose, aka Sin Rostro, gives Jane’s husband (Michael) tetrodotoxin to slow his heart rate down making it seem like he died. She had her personal EMT drivers take him away and went on to blackmail the morgue pathologist to sign his death certificate. There's an emotional funeral. Four year later it’s revealed that Michael is alive. But he has amnesia from electroshock therapy.

* Series/{{Jane the Virgin}}: Rose, aka Sin Rostro, gives Jane’s husband (Michael) tetrodotoxin to slow his heart rate down making it seem like he died. Later it’s revealed that he wasn’t really dead, but has amnesia from electroshock therapy.