What is the term for someone who dies and then comes back?

People who have clinically died and then have a return of vital signs are said to have had a near death experience, or NDE.

NDEs are more common than most people think, with many people not reporting their experience because of fear of labeled as 'nuts' or delusional. The majority of those who do report NDEs have similar stories. These similarities cross gender, cultural, and socio-economic boundaries, lending some level of credence to their reports.

Skeptics will say that near death experiences are chemical reactions within the brain, and the out of body experience survivors relate are simply manifestations of endorphins, medications, or lack of oxygen. What the skeptics cannot account for is the cross cultural similarities in the experiences.

th International Association for Near Death Studies is an Excellent resource for people who have had a NDE, or those interested in learning more.