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Respiratory arrest is the cessation of breathing
Breathing

Breathing takes oxygen in and carbon dioxide out of the body. Aerobic respiration organisms require oxygen to create energy via Cellular respiration, in the form of the metabolism of energy-rich molecules such as glucose....
. It is a medical emergency
Medical emergency

A medical emergency is an injury or illness that is Acute and poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long term health. These emergencies may require assistance from another person, who should ideally be suitably qualified to do so, although some of these emergencies can be dealt with by the victim themselves....
 and it usually is related to or coincides with a cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest

A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during Systole ....
. Causes include opiate overdose
Opiate

In medicine, the term opiate describes any of the narcotic alkaloids found in opium, as well as any derivatives of such alkaloids....
, head injury
Head injury

Head injury refers to Physical trauma to the head . This may or may not include injury to the human brain . However, the terms traumatic brain injury and head injury are often used interchangeably in the medical literature....
, anaesthesia or drowning
Drowning

Drowning is death from suffocation caused by a liquid entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral Hypoxia and cardiac arrest....
. Respiratory arrest is treated initially with Artificial ventilation, together with treatment of the likely cause.








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Respiratory arrest is the cessation of breathing
Breathing

Breathing takes oxygen in and carbon dioxide out of the body. Aerobic respiration organisms require oxygen to create energy via Cellular respiration, in the form of the metabolism of energy-rich molecules such as glucose....
. It is a medical emergency
Medical emergency

A medical emergency is an injury or illness that is Acute and poses an immediate risk to a person's life or long term health. These emergencies may require assistance from another person, who should ideally be suitably qualified to do so, although some of these emergencies can be dealt with by the victim themselves....
 and it usually is related to or coincides with a cardiac arrest
Cardiac arrest

A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during Systole ....
. Causes include opiate overdose
Opiate

In medicine, the term opiate describes any of the narcotic alkaloids found in opium, as well as any derivatives of such alkaloids....
, head injury
Head injury

Head injury refers to Physical trauma to the head . This may or may not include injury to the human brain . However, the terms traumatic brain injury and head injury are often used interchangeably in the medical literature....
, anaesthesia or drowning
Drowning

Drowning is death from suffocation caused by a liquid entering the lungs and preventing the absorption of oxygen leading to cerebral Hypoxia and cardiac arrest....
. Respiratory arrest is treated initially with Artificial ventilation, together with treatment of the likely cause.

Treatment

To avoid hypoxic brain damage, breathing must be administered artificially, either by mouth-to-mouth
Artificial respiration

Artificial respiration is the act of simulating Respiration , which provides for the overall exchange of gases in the body by pulmonary ventilation, external respiration and internal respiration....
 techniques, or mechanical ventilation
Mechanical ventilation

In medicine, mechanical ventilation is a method to mechanically assist or replace spontaneous respiration .Mechanical ventilation is typically used after an invasive intubation, a procedure wherein an endotracheal tube or tracheostomy tube is inserted into the airway....
, whilst underlying causes are detected and treated.

See also

  • Cardiac arrest
    Cardiac arrest

    A cardiac arrest, also known as cardiopulmonary arrest or circulatory arrest, is the abrupt cessation of normal circulation of the blood due to failure of the heart to contract effectively during Systole ....
  • Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

    Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency medical procedure for a victim of cardiac arrest or, in some circumstances, respiratory arrest. CPR is performed in hospitals, or in the community by layman or by emergency response professionals....
  • Artificial respiration
    Artificial respiration

    Artificial respiration is the act of simulating Respiration , which provides for the overall exchange of gases in the body by pulmonary ventilation, external respiration and internal respiration....