Cardiac arrest
Definition: Cardiac arrest is the non-fatal, sudden cessation of cardiac activity so that the victim subject/patient becomes unresponsive, with no normal breathing and no signs of circulation. Cardiac arrest should be used to signify an event as described above that is reversed, usually by CPR, and/or defibrillation or cardioversion, or cardiac pacing.
Synonyms (terms occurring on more labels are shown first): cardiac arrest, heart arrest, asystole, ventricular asystole, asystolic
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