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by acangiano 2386 days ago
Indeed.

Survival rates:

- Cardiac arrest (outside hospitals): < 6%

- Cardiac arrest (inside hospitals): < 25%

- Heart attack (myocardial infarction): > 90%

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Yup, makes sense because although the phrase "heart attack" generally has a worse connotation, the immediate reality of a full cardiac arrest is actually much worse - the entire heart stops instead of only part of it.

"In summary, there is a difference between a heart attack and a cardiac arrest. A heart attack occurs when the blood supply to part of the heart stops and thus causes a section of the heart muscle to begin to die; whereas a cardiac arrest occurs when the heart stops beating as a whole.Jun 25, 2019" [1] https://www.news-medical.net/health/Heart-attack-and-cardiac...

Gah the word "infarction" drives me crazy since it's so close to "infraction"