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What Is a Heart Attack?
Heart Disease Factors
Signs of a Heart Attack
Heart Attack Signs in Diabetics
Heart Attack Response: Seek Help
Heart Attack Response: Take Aspirin
Heart Attack 911 Response
Negative Heart Attack Responses
Heart Attack Risk Factors
Preventing Heart Attacks
Misconceptions About Heart Attacks
Heart Attacks vs. Cardiac Arrest
Identifying Cardiac Arrest Victims
Importance of CPR Classes
Heart Attack Information Resources
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Summary: A cardiac arrest differs from a heart attack because the person stops breathing. Learn more about cardiac arrest and heart attacks with expert tips from a certified emergency medical technician (EMT) in this free video on heart disease.
Michael Herbert is a certified emergency medical technician EMT with New Hanover County in Wilmington, NC. He has more than seven years experience as a firefighter and EMT. He is...read more
"Let's talk for a second about cardiac arrest, and more specifically, the difference between a heart attack and cardiac arrest. Most people confuse them two to be the same thing, and they are not. To sum it up, a heart attack; as we described earlier, is a blood clot in your heart that prevents blood and oxygen to reach a certain part; causing severe pain in your chest, often associated with pain to your arm, your neck, nausea, vomiting, shortness of breath, dizziness, and sweating. Cardiac arrest on the other hand is an actually absence of your heart functioning. This causes a rapid loss of consciousness, you will stop breathing, and you will no longer have a pulse, because your heart has stopped pumping. Now, the causes of cardiac arrest can include a heart attack, but are also from many other causes; traumas, strokes, breathing difficulties, and a number of other medical problems can cause you to go into cardiac arrest. This is a lethal situation, and will rapidly lead to death."
eHow Article: Heart Attacks vs. Cardiac Arrest
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