How to Use cardiac arrest in a Sentence

cardiac arrest

noun
  • Four of the West Point cadets, all men, were found in cardiac arrest in the rental home's front yard.
    — NBC News, 12 Mar. 2022
  • His wife, Ellen Rossen, said the cause was cardiac arrest.
    — New York Times, 18 Mar. 2022
  • She and her team were called to a home in August and found a man in cardiac arrest.
    — Daniella Segura, Sacramento Bee, 19 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • The child was rushed to the hospital in cardiac arrest.
    — Chris Harris, Peoplemag, 22 Sep. 2022
  • Her clots led to a stroke, and three days later, to cardiac arrest.
    — Elizabeth Chuck, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2022
  • The cause was cardiac arrest, said a son-in-law, Brian Neville.
    — Washington Post, 17 Nov. 2021
  • To test the machine, the team caused cardiac arrest in anesthetized pigs.
    — Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 3 Aug. 2022
  • 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
  • The cause was cardiac arrest, said a daughter, Kamin Samuel.
    — Washington Post, 20 Jan. 2022
  • What were the odds of him coming back from his cardiac arrest, and scoring a clutch goal right away?
    — Sam Joseph, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • So that would cause him, having cardiac arrest in the mudroom, to collapse right there.
    — Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 3 Mar. 2025
  • Instead, his fatal cardiac arrest came at the age of 47.
    — Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2024
  • The infant was found in a crib suffering cardiac arrest near the mother.
    — Stephen Sorace, Fox News, 21 Nov. 2023
  • Scalea said Sadler and Lacayo suffered cardiac arrest at the scene of the fire and were pronounced dead at the hospital.
    — Artemis Moshtaghian, CNN, 24 Jan. 2022
  • Patients who took the drug were more than twice as likely to suffer cardiac arrest during the course of one of the studies.
    — Daniella Diaz, CNN, 24 Aug. 2022
  • In the lawsuit, Buzbee alleges that Acosta died from cardiac arrest, the result of being stomped on by the crowd.
    — Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2021
  • He was rushed to the hospital, but was then declared dead from cardiac arrest at 3:30pm.
    — Milan Polk, Men's Health, 28 June 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
  • Kang suffered a cardiac arrest at her home in Seoul on Thursday.
    — Sara Netzley, EW.com, 7 May 2022
  • The now-Lille midfielder suffered a cardiac arrest in the summer while playing five-a-side with friends.
    — Richard Amofa, The Athletic, 17 Feb. 2025

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