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Definition of Cardiopulmonary arrest
1. Noun. Absence of systole; failure of the ventricles of the heart to contract (usually caused by ventricular fibrillation) with consequent absence of the heart beat leading to oxygen lack and eventually to death.
Medical Definition of Cardiopulmonary arrest
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Literary usage of Cardiopulmonary arrest
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. First Aid Book (1993)
"The term "sudden death" is synonymous with cardiopulmonary arrest or heart- lung
arrest. In the definition, the terms "sudden and unexpected" are ..."
2. Non-Heart-Beating Organ Transplantation: Practice and Protocols by Institute of Medicine (U. S.) (2000)
"The empirical data available indicate that cardiopulmonary arrest becomes
irreversible within a shorter time interval—60 seconds or less. ..."
3. Digestive Diseases in the United States: Epidemiology and Impact edited by James E. Everhart (1995)
"Deaths due to bacterial pathogens may be hidden among those attributed to
septicemia, meningitis, or cardiopulmonary arrest. Reported deaths are most likely ..."
4. The Human Rights Crisis in Kashmir: A Pattern of Impunity by Physicians for Human Rights (U.S., Asia Watch Committee (U.S.), Asia Watch Committee (U.S., Human Rights Watch (Organization), Physicians for Human Rights (U.S.) (1993)
"He came to die hospital in cardiopulmonary arrest, but survived. His larynx was
badly injured. • On July 16, 1992, S., 27, from Magam Kupwara, ..."
5. Proceedings of the Fifth International Symposium on Protection Against by DIANE Publishing Company (1996)
"The prognosis of patients in out-of-hospital cardiopulmonary arrest following
sarin exposure is grave as is with any out-of-hospital cardiac arrest case. ..."
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