What does CA stand for?

Cardiac Arrest

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Samples in periodicals archive:

Based on a study of about 10,000 patients with cardiac arrest due to two potentially problematic cardiac symptoms, the study found rates of survival to discharge were about 25 percent for black patients and 37 percent for white patients.

Black heart patients less likely to survive

Post mortem examinations showed that she suffered from heart disease, making her vulnerable to sudden cardiac arrest.

Jury out at inquest into arrest death

The defibrillators are used by emergency responders to help treat sudden cardiac arrest, and the company said Saturday it is contacting customers to arrange for the devices to be replaced.

Philips Healthcare recalls 5,400 defibrillators

com and CNN had only reported the singer had suffered cardiac arrest.

Michael Jackson, 50, dies after cardiac arrest: TMZ

24 -- Veteran journalist Sasadhar Bhattacharya died of cardiac arrest in a city nursing home.

Veteran journalist dies in Kolkata

McCarthy revealed that the Travolta tragedy sent her back in the dreadful time when her young Evan once went into cardiac arrest following a seizure.

McCarthy understands Travolta's grief after having faced similar ...

Receiving a defibrillator means the volunteers will be able to make a dramatic difference if someone suffers a cardiac arrest at a mass event.

VOLUNTEERS GET HEART MACHINE

In a recent study of survival in out of hospital cardiac arrest many patient factors were associated with mortality, but only one hospital factor was associated with increased survival--nurse-patient ratio

More data that nurse--patient ratios make a difference