cardiac arrest

noun

: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat

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Working with Hamlin as an ambassador, Brown and the AHA launched the Nation of Lifesavers movement, aiming to double the survival rate from cardiac arrest by 2030 through education around CPR and AEDs. Ian Thomas, CNBC, 24 Feb. 2025 This individual—Dwight Bloomer was his name—survived both the cardiac arrest and the collision. Joseph O’Neill, The New Yorker, 23 Feb. 2025 She and her team were called to a home in August and found a man in cardiac arrest. Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025 What were the odds of him coming back from his cardiac arrest, and scoring a clutch goal right away? Sam Joseph, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 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 3 Mar. 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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