is cardiac arrest a condition?

Palmira Lochridge: It is a condition. See http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/health-topics/topi...

Jannette Kotz: yes ,it is.

Gladys Worthing: I'm pretty sure cardiac arrest is a heart attack

Jasper Mangel: Cardiac arrest is the state you are in. It is usually accompanied by an underlying cause such as Heart attack, Long QT syndrome, Hyperkalemia.

Emeline Albracht: Uhm. Usually thats when the heart stops usually ending in.sudden death massive heart attack..

Leticia Laiben: The so much natural motive of youngster/little one cardiac arrest is respiration arrest (as a rule precipitated by way of strangulation or drowning). A layperson might quit for the period of CPR if: one million) The hindrance turns into to damaging to the rescuer two) The sufferer regains respiring/pulse three) More expert staff are to be had (the ambulance will get there) four) The rescuer is to exhausted to retain (as determined by way of the rescuer)

Marya Fehn: yes, ! a cardiac arrest is when your heart randomly stops and you die. heart attack isn't a condition

Freddy Shutler: It's a state. If you are in cardiac arrest, you are having a heart attack.

Arlene Maycumber: 1