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A heart attack and cardiac arrest are the same

true or false

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Answer: False

Step-by-step explanation:

Theres a small difference: 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.

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