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2. Cardiac arrest - Wikipedia

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   Cardiac arrest (also known as sudden cardiac arrest [SCA] [11]) is when the heart suddenly and unexpectedly stops beating. [ 12 ] [ 1 ] When the heart stops beating, blood cannot properly circulate around the body and the blood flow to the brain and other organs is decreased.

3. Commotio cordis - Wikipedia

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   Human adult thorax, showing the outline of the heart in red. The sensitive zone for mechanical induction of heart rhythm lies between the second and the fourth ribs, to the left of the sternum. Specialty: Cardiology: Complications: Ventricular fibrillation, quickly followed by cardiac arrest and (if not treated) death: Usual onset: Within ...

4. Cold shock response - Wikipedia

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   For people with pre-existing cardiovascular disease, the additional workload can result in myocardial infarction and/or acute heart failure, which ultimately may lead to a cardiac arrest. A vagal response to an extreme stimulus as this one, may, in very rare cases, render per se a cardiac arrest. Hypothermia and extreme stress can both ...

5. What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure? - AOL

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   Unlike cardiac arrest, a heart attack is a circulation problem. When circulation is blocked or cut off in some way and blood is no longer supplied to the heart muscle, this can damage that muscle ...

6. Pulseless electrical activity - Wikipedia

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   Pulseless electrical activity (PEA) is a form of cardiac arrest in which the electrocardiogram shows a heart rhythm that should produce a pulse, but does not.Pulseless electrical activity is found initially in about 20% of out-of-hospital cardiac arrests [1] and about 50% of in-hospital cardiac arrests.

7. After High Schooler Experiences Cardiac Arrest Symptoms ...

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8. Chain of survival - Wikipedia

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   Ideally, someone must recognize an impending cardiac arrest or otherwise witness the cardiac arrest and activate the EMS system as early as possible with an immediate call to the emergency services. Unfortunately, many persons experiencing symptoms (for example, angina) that may lead to a cardiac arrest ignore these warning symptoms or ...

9. Woman Survives Cardiac Arrest When Heart Stops After Travel - AOL

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