cardiac arrest
nounDefinition of cardiac arrest
: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat
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Fire officials received a call at 6:39 a.m. Saturday that Epstein was in cardiac arrest, and he was pronounced dead at New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital. — Michael R. Sisak, Twin Cities, "Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide in jail cell sparks federal probes," 10 Aug. 2019 Fire officials received a call at 6:39 a.m. Saturday that Epstein was in cardiac arrest, and he was pronounced dead at New York Presbyterian-Lower Manhattan Hospital. — Michael R. Sisak, The Denver Post, "Jeffrey Epstein taken off suicide watch before death, AP reports," 10 Aug. 2019 Mykhailo Porfirian, 70, was taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital in critical condition July 14 after suffering from cardiac arrest while swimming in the lake in the 1500 block of Lake Shore Drive, police said. — Deanese Williams-harris, chicagotribune.com, "West Side man, 70, who suffered heart attack while swimming in Lake Michigan, dies," 25 July 2019 But none of the 911 call takers recognized that Fleury was in cardiac arrest. — Lynn Arditi, BostonGlobe.com, "Going Quiet: Rhode Island among the states hiding 911 recordings from families, lawyers, and the general public," 16 July 2019 But none of the 911 call takers recognized that Fleury was in cardiac arrest. — Lynn Arditi, ProPublica, "Going Quiet: More States Are Hiding 911 Recordings From Families, Lawyers and the General Public," 16 July 2019 Preliminary autopsy results suggest Allen died from cardiac arrest. — Doug Criss, CNN, "5 things to know for June 19: 2020 race, Patrick Shanahan, US-China trade, refugees," 19 June 2019 The sudden death of Baltimore County Executive Kevin Kamenetz from cardiac arrest early Thursday underscores the need for anyone experiencing symptoms of a heart attack to quickly seek emergency medical care, experts said. — Rachel Chason, Philly.com, "Here's what you should do if you think you're having a heart attack," 13 May 2018 On average nationally, only about 10 percent of people who go into cardiac arrest away from a hospital survive. — Joseph Goodman | Jgoodman@al.com, al, "Inside the critical moments of a football tragedy," 8 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cardiac arrest.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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