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Here are the indications that death has occurred: 1  No breathing for a prolonged period of time. 2  No heartbeat. 3  Eyes are fixed and slightly open, with enlarged pupils.  Jaw relaxed, with the mouth slightly open.
You're basing what you know about death from television. MOST corpses will have their eyes open partially. They rarely if ever stay open ALL of the way like on tv, and they rarely if ever close on their own. We do that at the mortuaries for the benefit of the people coming to the viewings.