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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. (Wikipedia)
May 29, 2008