I have a couple of suggestions. One of them pertains to your game. Put the dead sprite at the end of your movieclip. if health==0 gotoAndPlay deadSpriteAnimation.
Here's some more suggestions:
-Use proper grammar and spelling. This is not an AIM chat, it's a forum. People should take the time to write out their words. The English language was made for everyone to understand. Not that I don't understand chatspeak, I just prefer using proper English whenever I type because people take me more seriously. Unless you want me to think your a total joke. In which case your problem lies in your system32 folder.
-Make a topic title that actually pertains to your question. When I see "Oh Hell," I'm thinking WHOOPIE! Another Satanist collaboration! Then I see this topic with you asking for help with a dead sprite. Boy, what a buzz-kill that was.
-Don't ever say "As some of you may know." Those who know it know it. Those who don't, don't. Whenever someone says "As some of you may know," that makes me think that it's bad news, like someone died, or we're having a drug intervention, or someone is making a flash that nobody cares about. I suggest you pick one of the three next time you say something like that.
Regardless of linguistic syntax, I wish you the best of luck with your flash. Script on!