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Source: Cardiac Arrest | www.americanheart.org
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A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation(MORE?)
Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of cardiac function, when the heart abruptly stops beating. The person will lose consciousness.
Sudden cardiac arrest is the sudden, unexpected loss of heart function, breathing and consciousness. Would you like to know more?
The heart does not beat and breathing ceases, which starves the body of oxygen. A person can be revived at first several minutes.
