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cardiac arrest

1. Sudden cessation of heartbeat and cardiac function, resulting in the loss of effective circulation.

2. An instance of this: personnel who deal with cardiac arrests at sports events.

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cardiac arrest

(Medicine) 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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car′diac arrest′

abrupt cessation of heartbeat.

[1955–60]

cardiac arrest

A point at which the heart ceases to beat effectively.

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Noun

cardiac arrest - absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death

asystole, cardiopulmonary arrest

pathology - any deviation from a healthy or normal condition

Translations

Kreislaufstillstand

sydämenpysähdyssydänpysähdys

arresto cardiaco

hartstilstand

cardiac arrest

n → Herzstillstand m

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cardiac arrest

n (Med) → arresto cardiaco

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Holmberg, M.D., M.P.H., from the Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, and colleagues estimated the incidence of index pulseless in-hospital cardiac arrest based on hospital-level characteristics in all U.S.

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Although cardiac arrest in children is far less common than in adults, each year about 7,000 children in the United States experience an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, according to the American Heart Association.

CPR Less Likely for Black Kids in Poor Neighborhoods: Study

According to a new https://academic.oup.com/eurheartj/advance-article/doi/10.1093/eurheartj/ehz297/5492041#135856443 by the https://www.escardio.org/The-ESC/Press-Office/Press-releases/Women-are-less-likely-to-be-resuscitated-and-survive-a-cardiac-arrest-than-men, women are less likely to receive help from bystanders if they suffer from a cardiac arrest outside of a hospital environment.

Cardiac arrest for women: the female-specific signs you should know about

A study published in the journal, 'European Heart Journal', found that people did not recognise women who collapsed were having a cardiac arrest, leading to delays in calling the emergency services and delays in providing resuscitation treatment.

More women die of heart attacks than men as bystanders less likely to help: Study

According to (https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2019/03/190317150427.htm) research presented by the European Sudden Cardiac Arrest network (ESCAPE-NET) at the EHRA 2019 conference, high doses of nifedipine (60 mg per day and up) were linked to an increased risk of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest cases.

I was speaking to one of the doctors at the RVI and he said not many people survive that kind of cardiac arrest - even if they're being treated in hospital."

Heart attack victim gets to thank his lifesavers

Studies from developed countries suggest a higher number of victims were saved after suffering a cardiac arrest due to the availability of early emergency care provided by either ambulance services or laypersons trained to perform CPR.

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"Getting a defibrillator to someone in cardiac arrest quickly significantly increases their chance of survival.

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The true incidence of paediatric cardiac arrest is unknown, but out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) events are estimated at 9 per 100 000 person years, whereas arrest within intensive care units is thought to occur 0.94 times per 100 admissions.

Characteristics, course and outcomes of children admitted to a paediatric intensive care unit after cardiac arrest

The BHF says if you witness a cardiac arrest then it's crucial to start CPR immediately.

A FATAL IGNORANCE; Cardiac arrests are killing tens of thousands of people, but the public doesn't know how to help

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