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cardiac arrest

noun

Pathology.
  1. abrupt cessation of heartbeat.


cardiac arrest

noun

  1. failure of the pumping action of the heart, resulting in loss of consciousness and absence of pulse and breathing: a medical emergency requiring immediate resuscitative treatment
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cardiac arrest

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Origin of cardiac arrest1

First recorded in 1955–60
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She was only diagnosed with sepsis after undergoing emergency surgery the next day after her condition deteriorated, and she later suffered a cardiac arrest and died early on 16 November.

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Hughes, the licensed vocational nurse supervisor, told The Times that Robertson was disconnected from the ventilator only after he had already suffered cardiac arrest and needed to be resuscitated manually.

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The coroner concluded Aarav died from a cardiac arrest caused by severe bleeding when his artery was damaged and neglect contributed to his death.

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Harry was taken to Newry's Daisy Hill Hospital but he went into cardiac arrest.

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That Bronny James is one of the healthy ones, again, is a reminder of how much of his journey is already house money, the Lakers rookie surviving a cardiac arrest less than two years ago.

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