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During cardiac arrest, what happens to a person?

the heart is still beating and pumping blood, and the person is still alive.

the heart stops beating, the person doesn't respond, and the person isn't breathing normally.

The heart is still beating, the person isn't breathing normally, and blood stops moving,

the heart is still beating and pumping blood, but the person isn't breathing normally.

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I think it's the 2nd one, the heart stops beating, the person doesn't respond, and the person isn't breathing normally. The pumping action of blood is disrupted so the heart can't pump blood to the brain, lungs, and other organs.
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