Kazan medical journalKazan medical journal0368-48142587-9359Eco-Vector5655410.17816/kazmj56554Research ArticleMODERN RESPONSE METHODSOkylovA. M.info@eco-vector.com2907196344477802112202021122020Copyright © 2021, Okylov A.M.2021<p>VA Negovsky conditionally distinguishes three phases of the terminal state - pre-agonal, agony and clinical death. The best results of treatment of the terminal state are obtained in those patients in whom assistance is started in the pre-agonal state. Here it is necessary to save not minutes, but seconds, since within 5-6 minutes after the cessation of respiration and blood circulation, such changes in the cells of the central nervous system occur, in which the restoration of their functions, and consequently, life is impossible. Therefore, the main task in helping a person in a terminal state is to maintain respiration and blood circulation.</p>Kazan Medical ArchivesКазанский медицинский архив