Chinese word

心脏骤停

Pronunciation

Pinyinxīn zàng zhòu tíng

Meaning

  • nouncardiac arrest

Example

急救人员发现病人心脏骤停，马上进行心肺复苏。jí jiù rén yuán fā xiàn bìng rén xīn zàng zhòu tíng mǎ shàng jìn xíng xīn fèi fù sū

The emergency responders found the patient in cardiac arrest and immediately began CPR.

Illustration for 心脏骤停 (cardiac arrest)

More examples

医生解释说，心脏骤停就是心脏突然停止跳动。yī shēng jiě shì shuō xīn zàng zhòu tíng jiù shì xīn zàng tū rán tíng zhǐ tiào dòng

The doctor explained that cardiac arrest means the heart suddenly stops beating.

Core concept

A sudden loss of the heart's pumping action that rapidly cuts off blood flow through the body.

Similar words

心跳停止xīn tiào tíng zhǐ: A state in which the heart stops beating and can no longer keep blood moving.
心脏停搏xīn zàng tíng bó: A state in which the heart muscle stops working and fails to pump blood.
心肺骤停xīn fèi zhòu tíng: A state in which the heart's activity and breathing suddenly cease together.

Definition in Chinese

心脏功能突然停止，心跳和血液循环迅速中断，需立即进行抢救。xīn zàng gōng néng tū rán tíng zhǐ xīn tiào hé xuè yè xún huán xùn sù zhōng duàn xū lì jí jìn xíng qiǎng jiù

Word origin

The term is formed from 心 (xīn, "heart") + 脏 (zàng, "internal organ") and 骤 (zhòu, "sudden") + 停 (tíng, "stop"), giving the literal picture of the heart stopping suddenly.

Usage tips

  • A heart attack and this emergency are different: a heart attack blocks blood flow to heart muscle, while cardiac arrest is the sudden failure of pumping that stops effective circulation.

Other meanings

  • cardiopulmonary arrestnoun

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