Michael Jackson has died...cardiac arrest

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by bungalowbill357

Except he died from cardiac arrest, and not a heart attack (at least I've never read that it's been confirmed he had a heart attack, which he very well may have).

Close enough.

See, this is on topic. lol...

[Astronomer]

Isn't cardiac arrest and heart attack the same thing?

[Freebase Dali]

Originally Posted by shiseido red

Isn't cardiac arrest and heart attack the same thing?

Not exactly. But heart attack sounds cooler, for sure.

[TheCunningStunt]

I've just realised, there's no justice in the world.

People, like myself who say.. "the paedophillia aside, Michael Jackson was a great singer."

You don't hear them talking about how good a caretaker Ian Huntley was

[SATCHMO]

Can't we all just grab our crotches and get over it?

[Arya Stark]

Originally Posted by shiseido red

Isn't cardiac arrest and heart attack the same thing?

When one is in cardiac arrest, their heart most definitely stopped.

A heart attack is less definite.

That's what I was told, at least. The first definition was from two EMTs, so... xD

[boo boo]

Originally Posted by shiseido red

Isn't cardiac arrest and heart attack the same thing?

No.

A heart attack is when the heart is not getting enough blood and goes into shock.

Cardiac arrest is when the heart just plain stops beating.

[Arya Stark]

Originally Posted by boo boo

No.

A heart attack is when the heart is not getting enough blood and goes into shock.

Cardiac arrest is when the heart just plain stops beating.

I was almost right T.T

[Freebase Dali]

So what is it when you don't have a heart? 'Cause I'm definitely feeling symptoms...

[Janszoon]

Originally Posted by boo boo

No.

A heart attack is when the heart is not getting enough blood and goes into shock.

Cardiac arrest is when the heart just plain stops beating.

And, according to what I've read, cardiac arrest is usually caused by a heart attack but that's not the only thing that can cause it.