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The term sudden cardiac death refers to natural death from cardiac causes, heralded by abrupt loss of consciousness within one hour of the onset of acute symptoms. Other forms of sudden death may be noncardiac in origin. Examples of this include respiratory arrest , toxicity or poisoning, anaphylaxis, or trauma. It is important to make a distinction between this term and the related term cardiac arrest, which refers to cessation...


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how much time does a sudden cardiac death take you off this earth?
I know the word sudden is in the name but does that mean 3 minutes? ...

The first 30 minutes are crucial. Within this 30 minutes time gap, if somebody could reach you to the hospital, the survival rate will be doubled. From the...

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does Benzodiazepine abuse cause sudden cardiac death?
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I have never heard of valium causing sudden cardiac death, but I know it's not a good idea to drink and take tranquilizers. That did kill some people.I think if...

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