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Can cardiac arrest be considered accidental death?
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No: Only cardiac arrest associated with a direct heart injury like a blunt trauma in a motor vehicle accident. Or accidental shooting.
Answered 6/4/2018
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No not really: But no one plans for cardiac arrest unless you have a cardiomyopathy that suggests defibrillator should be placed.
Answered 9/16/2017
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