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Can a cardiac arrest cause respiratory failure?
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Yes...: Cardiac arrest means that the heart is no longer beating. When the heart stops, breathing also stops, called a respiratory arrest. However, a person can stop breathing even though their heart is still beating; the reverse cannot be true!
Answered 9/22/2019
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