Which of the following statements regarding cardiac arrest is/are correct?
Statement 1: It is a condition in which heart stops beating.
Statement 2: Blood continues to flow to the brain and other vital organs.

Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect

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Statement 2 is correct and statement 1 is incorrect

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Both the statements are correct

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Both the statements are incorrect

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Solution

The correct option is A Statement 1 is correct and statement 2 is incorrect
Cardiac arrest is the health condition in which heart stops beating and blood does not flow to the brain and other vital organs. It can be caused by multiple reasons but one of the major reasons is atherosclerosis. The blockage or narrowing of coronary arteries is called coronary artery disease or atherosclerosis. So, statement 1 is correct but statement 2 is incorrect.

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