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cardiac arrest

noun

Pathology.

abrupt cessation of heartbeat.

cardiac arrest

noun

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

cardiac arrest

See heart attack .

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Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac arrest¹

First recorded in 1955–60

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Defibrillators are used - alongside resuscitation or CPR - to give the best chance of survival during a cardiac arrest.

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But in March, the family told BBC News that the star died from cardiac arrest caused by the effects of taking ketamine.

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The Briton, who has not yet been named, had already gone into cardiac arrest when police officers arrived at the scene to pull him out of the snow.

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Maureen Wyatt, 66, has attended the centre for adults with complex disabilities since 2009 after she suffered a brain injury following a cardiac arrest.

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Samantha Davis, the actress and wife of Warwick Davis, died after suffering a cardiac arrest hours before a hospital was planning to discharge her, an inquest has found.

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cardiac cardiac cycle

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