cardiopulmonary arrest
1
5.4
- noun
- /ˌkɑrdioʊˈpʌlməˌnɛri əˈrɛst/
- Specialized
:
paro cardiopulmonar
- In conclusion, changes seen on the horizon will improve survival rates from cardiopulmonary arrest with intact functional status and good quality of life.
- died of cardiopulmonary arrest
Examples
-
The doctors worked quickly to revive her after she experienced cardiopulmonary arrest during surgery.
-
Despite the lack of information regarding the national survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, cardiopulmonary arrest is becoming a more survivable event owing to advances in training and technology available to medical and lay individuals.
Academic text (2007) -
We have the professional knowledge to implement evidence-based practice initiatives to support outcomes related to surviving a cardiopulmonary arrest.
Academic text (2007) -
Cardiopulmonary arrest is a major health problem that claims 350,000 to 450,000 lives per year in the United States alone and is responsible for more than one-half of all deaths due to cardiovascular disease.
Academic text (2007) -
The National Registry for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation does provide a means of uniformly collecting cardiopulmonary arrest data, but this information is limited to facilities that register with the organization and pay fees associated with the service.
Academic text (2007) -
As discussed by Dingwall and Shuttleworth, the ethical argument to provide CPR to all victims of cardiopulmonary arrest in the United Kingdom is based on three principles: the "rule of rescue": the human urge to rescue identifiable people facing avoidable death, without considering the cost of doing so either to the person or to society.
Academic text (2007) -
Styne (1999) reports that physicians are seeing children between the ages of six and ten with BMIs over the 99th percentile die of sudden cardiopulmonary arrest caused by arrhythmias associated with their obesity.
Academic text (2003) -
Emergency responders arrived just in time to treat the patient who had gone into cardiopulmonary arrest while jogging.
-
After an hour of resuscitation efforts, the patient was pronounced dead due to cardiopulmonary arrest.
Synonyms
48
3.7
A sudden stop of the heart that stops blood flow and can cause death if not treated
How Long
- Specialized
1
5.4
- Specialized
10
4.1
224
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'cardiopulmonary' (relating to the heart and lungs) combined with 'arrest' (a halt) yields 'a halt of heart and lung function', so a learner who knows both constituents can infer the term. Although medical and formal, the sense is literal and mirrors equivalent constructions in many languages (e.g., Spanish 'paro cardiopulmonar'), supporting transparency.
Etymology
Cardiopulmonary arrest comes from words that name parts of the body: cardio means 'heart', pulmonary means 'lungs', and arrest means 'stop'. It creates a clear picture of both the heart and lungs stopping at the same time, so it means 'the heart and lungs stop working'.