Cardiopulmonary Arrest (Noun)
Meaning
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.
Classification
Nouns denoting natural processes.
Examples
- The patient was rushed to the emergency room after suffering a cardiopulmonary arrest caused by a severe heart attack.
- The doctor's prompt action in performing CPR helped to revive the patient who had gone into cardiopulmonary arrest during surgery.
- The medical team was unable to revive the victim of the car accident who had suffered a fatal cardiopulmonary arrest at the scene.
- The hospital's code blue team was called to respond to a cardiopulmonary arrest in one of the patient rooms on the third floor.
- The autopsy revealed that the cause of death was cardiopulmonary arrest due to a pre-existing heart condition that had gone undiagnosed.