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A member asked:
What happens when your heart completely stops?
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Depends: If heart skips a beat, no danger, but if it stops completely blood will not circulate and organs will be deprived from oxygen and nutrients and person could die if not resuscitated.
Answered 5/20/2015
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See below: Technically, you are dead. If your heart stops, hopefully it comes back or someone (like a doctor or medical team) is there to attempt to revive you. If the heart doesn't start beating again, you are dead. If it takes some time (at least 3-5 minutes) to resume a normal, perfusing rhythm, you risk permanent brain damage.
Answered 3/4/2013
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