(medicine) Sudden cessation of spontaneous respiration due to failure of the respiratory center.
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(medicine) Sudden cessation of spontaneous respiration due to failure of the respiratory center.
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| ICD-10 | R09.2 |
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| ICD-9 | 799.1 |
Respiratory arrest is the cessation of breathing. It is a medical emergency and it usually is related to or coincides with a cardiac arrest. Causes include opiate overdose, head injury, anaesthesia or drowning. Respiratory arrest is treated initially with artificial ventilation, together with treatment of the likely cause.
To avoid hypoxic brain damage, breathing must be administered artificially, either by mouth-to-mouth techniques, or mechanical ventilation, whilst underlying causes are detected and treated.
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