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Can serious injuries cause your heart to stop?
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Yes: Yes sudden high velocity injury/hurt can cause heart to stop.
Answered 10/12/2011
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Yes: Serious injuries do have a bearing on the heart. Such as blood loss, organ damage etc.
Answered 1/12/2012
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Difficult to say: If an injury causes rapid blood loss, cardiac arrest can occur. If trauma to the chest is involved, the heart may stop due to being stunned and causing an arryhthmia.
Answered 4/18/2012
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