Medical Health Encyclopedia

CPR - adult

Causes:

In adults, major reasons that heartbeat and breathing stop include heart disease, injuries and accidents, excessive bleeding, drug overdose, and sepsis (infection in the bloodstream).

References:

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Marx JA, Hockberger RS, Walls RM, eds. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th Ed. St. Louis, MO: Mosby; 2002;64-82.

American Heart Association. Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR). Available at: http://www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=4479.

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