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

cardiac arrest

1. See heart attack .

Word History and Origins

Origin of cardiac arrest¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

Mother-of-two Janet Lynne Savage from Bangor in Gwynedd suffered damage to one of her main arteries during the procedure, going into cardiac arrest.

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Nearly nine years later, Bradley, from Whitby, died at Scarborough General Hospital in last month after going into cardiac arrest.

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Bradley died on 22 October after going into cardiac arrest.

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"It is obviously going to be a shock to see someone have a cardiac arrest, but people can see how not to panic and also what to do, whether it's with life-saving CPR or with a defibrillator, because they have seen it on TV."

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An ambulance arrived at her address within 11 minutes - which is within the target for a category one incident such as a cardiac arrest - but Mrs Donnelly's husband Damien told BBC News NI it was initially blocked from accessing the road.

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