Responsa for Yevamot 240:6

ואפילו ראוהו מגוייד וכו': למימרא דמגוייד חיי ורמינהי אדם אינו מטמא עד שתצא נפשו אפילו מגוייד ואפי' גוסס טמויי לא מטמא הא מיחייא לא חיי

And if you prefer I might say [that the identification marks of one's] CLOTHING [consisted in a statement] that they were white or red.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Many persons wear garments of red and white, and the colours therefore, cannot be regarded as a reliable mark of identification. ');">¹⁴</span> EVEN THOUGH THE WITNESSES HAVE SEEN HIM WITH HIS ARTERIES CUT etc. This then implies that a man whose arteries have been cut may live; but this is inconsistent with the following: A person does not cause defilement<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' As a corpse. ');">¹⁵</span> before his soul has departed, even though his arteries had been cut and even though he is in a dying condition.<span class="x" onmousemove="('comment',' Ohal. 1, 6. ');">¹⁶</span>

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