How to Use cardiac arrest in a Sentence

cardiac arrest

noun
  • One of the patients was in full cardiac arrest, but paramedics were able to restart the person’s pulse on the way to an area hospital, Prange said.
    Libor Janystaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2022
  • A year ago, the team’s best player, Christian Eriksen, nearly died on the field of cardiac arrest.
    Joshua Robinson, WSJ, 17 Nov. 2022
  • Firefighters found the mother and daughter in an upstairs bathroom in cardiac arrest, per the outlet.
    Charmaine Patterson, Peoplemag, 21 Dec. 2022
  • Robinson went into an asystole state (type of cardiac arrest), according to the police report.
    Erica Y King, ABC News, 23 Nov. 2022
  • Those stuck in the middle were suffocated, dragged underfoot, sent into cardiac arrest.
    E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2022
  • This means that the calls the EMTs receive are almost always serious, such as cardiac arrest and strokes.
    Tim Evans, NPR, 4 Sep. 2024
  • They have also been linked to disruptions to the heart’s wiring that in certain higher-risk people could lead to cardiac arrest — when the heart stops beating entirely.
    Keren Landman, Vox, 17 July 2024
  • Related article What are cardiac arrest, heart attack and heart failure?
    Jacqueline Howard, CNN, 1 Sep. 2024
  • South Korean media said about 50 people were reported to be in cardiac arrest.
    Bryan Pietsch, Washington Post, 29 Oct. 2022
  • Damar Hamlin, a young safety for the Buffalo Bills, collapsing to the turf in cardiac arrest after a routine hit.
    Kurt Streeter, New York Times, 3 Jan. 2023
  • Responding emergency services arrived within five minutes of the incident, Scott said, and found the man in cardiac arrest without a pulse.
    Jordan Mendoza, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2022
  • Three of the independent contractors quickly got out but one person, a man in his 50's, stayed inside and went into cardiac arrest, Humphrey said.
    CBS News, 31 Oct. 2022
  • First responders were called to the scene for a cardiac arrest and found the 54-year-old in his jacuzzi.
    Sam Reed, Glamour, 15 Dec. 2023
  • How long has the patient been down (in cardiac arrest)?
    Dr. Michael Daignault, USA TODAY, 19 Jan. 2023
  • First responders were sent to the home on a call for cardiac arrest, the outlet said.
    Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner, 28 Oct. 2023
  • Sources say first responders rushed to his home on a call for a cardiac arrest.
    Natasha Pearlman, Glamour, 29 Oct. 2023
  • The death certificate lists leukemia and cardiac arrest as the causes of Williams’ death.
    Ethan Baron, The Mercury News, 9 July 2024
  • Sauer spent about a week in the I.C.U., then left the hospital 12 days after his cardiac arrest.
    Helen Ouyang, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2024
  • Debbie Guzmán, his wife, said the cause of death, in a hospital, was cardiac arrest.
    Clay Risen, New York Times, 30 Nov. 2023
  • The game was the first rematch for the two teams since Jan. 2, when Hamlin suffered cardiac arrest on the field during the first quarter.
    Natasha Dye, Peoplemag, 22 Jan. 2023
  • The friend then realized that Adams was in sudden cardiac arrest, the suit says.
    Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 22 May 2024
  • Sudden cardiac arrest is the No. 1 cause of death at school and claims the life of a student-athlete every three days.
    Dallas News, 24 Jan. 2023
  • The infant was found in a crib suffering cardiac arrest near the mother.
    Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death for high school athletes.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 21 Feb. 2023
  • On March 21, a horse suffered cardiac arrest ahead of rehearsals.
    Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 3 Apr. 2023
  • Sudden cardiac arrest is the leading cause of death in high school athletes.
    Stephanie Kuzydym, The Courier-Journal, 20 Jan. 2023
  • Sources added that the emergency crew responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest.
    Rebecca Aizin, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023
  • The cause was cardiac arrest, his son Morris Lawson 3rd said.
    Robert D. McFadden, New York Times, 10 June 2024
  • Emergency crews responded to a call of a person in cardiac arrest, the sources said.
    John Santucci, ABC News, 13 Nov. 2023
  • Woods suffered a cardiac arrest and lay motionless on the court.
    Mick McCabe, Detroit Free Press, 1 Feb. 2023

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