Respiratory arrest

ICD-10	R09.2
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.

[edit] Treatment

To avoid hypoxic brain damage, breathing must be administered artificially, either by mouth-to-mouth techniques, or mechanical ventilation, while underlying causes are detected and treated.

[edit] See also

• Cardiac arrest
• Cardiopulmonary resuscitation
• Artificial respiration

[edit] External links

• http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec06/ch064/ch064b.html

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