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    Cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal heart function, often caused by a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 85% of cases. Other potential causes include electric shock, drug allergies during anesthesia, asphyxiation, anaphylaxis reactions, drowning, or trauma such as stabbing. Symptoms include crushing chest pain, heaviness, or stabbing sensations in the chest along with severe lethargy.

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    Cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal heart function, often caused by a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 85% of cases. Other potential causes include electric shock, drug allergies during anesthesia, asphyxiation, anaphylaxis reactions, drowning, or trauma such as stabbing. Symptoms include crushing chest pain, heaviness, or stabbing sensations in the chest along with severe lethargy.

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    Cardiac arrest is the cessation of normal heart function, often caused by a myocardial infarction (heart attack) in 85% of cases. Other potential causes include electric shock, drug allergies during anesthesia, asphyxiation, anaphylaxis reactions, drowning, or trauma such as stabbing. Symptoms include crushing chest pain, heaviness, or stabbing sensations in the chest along with severe lethargy.

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    Cardiac Arrest- no function

    Causes : MI /Heart attack (85%), Electic shock, Anaesthesia Idiosyncrasy (allergy from first time of
    drug), Asphyxia, Sensitivity eaction (Anaphylaxis reaction, Drowning

    Stabbing, heaviness, crushing chest pai, severe lethargic

    Levine's sign is a clenched fist held over the chest to describe ischemic chest pain.

    AV Node=40-60

    SA Node=60-100

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