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Cardiac Arrest
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Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have diagnosed heart disease. The time and mode of death are unexpected. It occurs instantly or shortly after symptoms appear. Each year, more than 350,000 emergency medical services-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests occur in the United States
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This video explains cardiac arrest, the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have diagnosed heart disease. It emphasizes that the time and mode of death are unexpected and that cardiac arrest occurs instantly or shortly after symptoms appear, and gives the figure from the source for emergency medical services-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States each year.
Key points
- Defines cardiac arrest as the abrupt loss of heart function
- Notes it can occur in a person who may or may not have diagnosed heart disease
- States the time and mode of death are unexpected and it occurs instantly or shortly after symptoms appear
- Cites the source figure of more than 350,000 emergency medical services-assessed out-of-hospital cardiac arrests in the United States each year
Video Overview
This video presents “Cardiac Arrest” — Cardiac arrest is the abrupt loss of heart function in a person who may or may not have diagnosed heart disease. The time and mode of death are unexpected. It occurs instantly or shortly after symptoms appear. Each year, more than. Whether you are preparing for a procedure, studying the technique, or learning how a condition is assessed, the recording shows the process as it is performed in practice.
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