cardiac arrest
nounDefinition of cardiac arrest
: temporary or permanent cessation of the heartbeat
Examples of cardiac arrest in a Sentence
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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. 2019 The city said at the time that the person who was directly struck by lightning went into cardiac arrest and was in critical condition. — Phil Helsel, NBC News, "Florida man who was among 8 injured in weekend lightning strike at beach dies," 25 July 2019 Perks went into cardiac arrest after he was hit by a lightning strike at Clearwater Beach near Tampa last weekend, fire rescue officials told CNN affiliate WFTS. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "Man struck by lightning on a Florida beach dies," 25 July 2019 Arriago-Santoya went into cardiac arrest again on Wednesday, but ICE said CPR did not work that time. — Kristin Lam, USA TODAY, "Mexican man awaiting deportation dies in ICE custody in Georgia," 25 July 2019 The reports said the man in critical condition took a direct hit and went into cardiac arrest. — CBS News, "Lighting strike injures 8 on Florida beach, one critically," 22 July 2019 Four Macy's employees came to the rescue when a customer went into cardiac arrest in their store Wednesday at the Arrowhead mall, Peoria Fire Department officials said. — Aubrey Carpenter, azcentral, "Macy's employees save a customer in cardiac arrest at Arrowhead mall in Glendale," 16 July 2019 Jackson, who went into cardiac arrest, had been on life support at USA Health University Hospital in Mobile since June 16. — Howard Koplowitz | Hkoplowitz@al.com, al.com, "Report: Man struck by lightning in Mobile on Father’s Day dies at 59," 2 July 2019 People reached at both offices of Youthful Tooth, including the Oakland location where Ly went into cardiac arrest, declined to comment. — Cat Ferguson, The Mercury News, "In wake of East Bay child’s death, dental group releases new guidance on anesthesia," 10 June 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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