cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

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The intensive care doctor who treated the boy told detectives the child arrived at the hospital in cardiac arrest, with a traumatic brain injury, including bleeding on the brain, bleeding of the eyes and a broken left leg, the report states. David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 17 Sep. 2025 Lisa Marie Presley, the sole child of the rock 'n' roll icon Elvis Presley, died in January 2023 at the age of 54 after a brief hospitalization for an apparent cardiac arrest. Edward Segarra, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025 For the training, CCA teamed up with Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam’s Memory), a nationwide program that helps schools and athletic programs prepare for sudden cardiac arrest emergencies by ensuring access to AEDs and CPR training. Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Sep. 2025 Magnesium toxicity can result in trouble breathing, extremely low blood pressure (hypotension), irregular heartbeat, and cardiac arrest. Amy Brownstein, Verywell Health, 16 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for cardiac arrest

Word History

First Known Use

1873, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of cardiac arrest was in 1873

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“Cardiac arrest.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cardiac%20arrest. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.

Medical Definition

cardiac arrest

noun
: abrupt temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat (as from ventricular fibrillation or asystole)

called also sudden cardiac arrest

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