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pulseless

American  
[puhls-lis] / ˈpʌls lɪs /

adjective

  1. having no detectable pulse.

  2. lacking energy, emotion, or movement; lifeless.


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According to the lawsuit, a doctor wrote in emergency room notes that Mitchell was “unresponsive apneic and pulseless and cold to the touch” when he arrived.

From Seattle Times Feb. 17, 2023

The state autopsy released Thursday said emergency medical providers were dispatched to the scene of the shooting at about 8:25 a.m. and found Brown lying on the sidewalk "pulseless with cardiopulmonary resuscitation in progress."

From Fox News Jun. 10, 2021

A nearby off-duty Telluride emergency medical technician says he found Huisjen “unresponsive, pulseless and breathless.”

From Washington Times Aug. 14, 2017

Nguyen suffered a seizure and became pulseless as she was rushed to San Dimas Community Hospital, the coroner said.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 1, 2016

It was power, current, force, direction, a pulseless world-stream steady in limbo.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

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