Take a Tour of the Branch. The Erlanger location opened in October 2002. It has 34,300 square feet, features 15 station computer lab, meeting room to accommodate 200, childrenâs area, reading garden, outdoor council ring, and drive-through window. It is the busiest library in Kentucky.
Cardiac Arrest Symptoms and Causes. Cardiac arrest is the sudden loss of cardiac function, when the heart abruptly stops beating. Unless resuscitative efforts are begun immediately, cardiac arrest leads to death within a few minutes. This is often referred to by doctors as sudden death or sudden cardiac death (SCD)..
A Juliet Wilkinson , Oncology Nursing, answered on behalf of Honor Society of Nursing (STTI) From Latin, cardiacus, the term cardiac means anything pertaining to the heart. This word is typically used as a noun, as in cardiac arrest -- heart arrest -- or an adjective, as in the term cardiac patient, or heart patient. The lower portion of the esophagus has a musculature known as the cardiac sphincter -- aptly named in its proximity to the heart, although it has nothing to do with the heart muscle.