心停止(しんていし)

しんていし
noun
cardiac arrest; heart stoppage
1. cardiac arrest; heart stoppage
The sudden cessation of heart function, in which the heart stops pumping blood effectively. A life-threatening medical emergency.
選手(せんしゅ)が試合中(しあいちゅう)に心停止(しんていし)を起(お)こした。
The athlete went into cardiac arrest during the game.
心停止(しんていし)の場合(ばあい)は、すぐにAEDを使用(しよう)してください。
In case of cardiac arrest, please use an AED immediately.
救急隊(きゅうきゅうたい)が到着(とうちゃく)したときにはすでに心停止(しんていし)の状態(じょうたい)だったが、心肺蘇生(しんぱいそせい)により一命(いちめい)を取(と)り留(と)めた。
The patient was already in cardiac arrest when paramedics arrived, but their life was saved through CPR.

A compound of 心(しん) (heart) and 停止(ていし) (stoppage, cessation). A critical medical term that appears frequently in news reports and emergency medical contexts.

In Japan, AEDs (自動体外式除細動器(じどうたいがいしきじょさいどうき)) are widely installed in public places — train stations, schools, shopping centers, and offices. Public awareness campaigns have made 心停止(しんていし) and basic life-saving procedures well known to the general public.

Note: In Japanese medical and legal contexts, 心停止(しんていし) (cardiac arrest) is distinct from 心臓死(しんぞうし) (cardiac death). A person in cardiac arrest may still be resuscitated.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 心停止(しんていし)を起(お)こす: to go into cardiac arrest
  • 心停止(しんていし)の状態(じょうたい): state of cardiac arrest
  • 突然(とつぜん)心停止(しんていし): sudden cardiac arrest
  • 心停止(しんていし)からの蘇生(そせい): resuscitation from cardiac arrest

RELATED TERMS:

  • 心肺蘇生(しんぱいそせい): cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR)
  • AED: automated external defibrillator
  • 心臓発作(しんぞうほっさ): heart attack — blockage of blood flow to the heart
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