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Is "cardiac arrest" in Korea code for "dead", the way it is in Japan? There people can only legally be declared dead at hospitals, so people are reported to be

Is "cardiac arrest" in Korea code for "dead", the way it is in Japan? There people can only legally be declared dead at hospitals, so people are reported to be "in cardiac arrest" even if they've been (say) decapitated.

Waterluvian 4y ago
Huh that’s fascinating. In Canada there’s a small list of cases where paramedics can declare someone dead. Decapitation is one of them.
- Traubenfuchs 4y ago
  In Austria we call it "conditions incompatible with life".
- dontbenebby 4y ago
- oehtXRwMkIs 4y ago
  In CA (and probably elsewhere) the list usually also contains incineration, decomposition, rigor mortis, and livor mortis. And depending on the county the list can also include other signs that are a bit more nuanced. Such as apneic + pulseless + DNR. Or submerged for over an hour.
- Yizahi 4y ago
  Aka "rapid unscheduled disassembly"
kbumsik 4y ago
I am Korean and we are getting "dead confirmed" number separately now, reported by hospitals. So yes, "cardiac arrest" is reported from the accident site and it is unlikely that they are going to survive. I wonder how it is different in other countries.
- bkjelden 4y ago
  In the US journalists will often use the term 'unresponsive' in similar situations.
- andrelaszlo 4y ago
  Swedish media usually say "seriously injured" until police or hospitals confirm.
  - kbumsik 4y ago
    Thinking about it, we also say “injured or dead" (사상자) when it's about the number.
    - lost_tourist 4y ago
      that's not uncommon in the USA either when news is still incoming from an ongoing emergency situation with incomplete information available.
- joshspankit 4y ago
  I guess “stopped heart” is technically correct. Odd that there’s an overlap where in North America we normally think of it as meaning heart attack.
yongjik 4y ago
I don't think I've seen "cardiac arrest" used like this in Korean news until recently. Might be a recent shift by journalists.

Waterluvian 4y ago

Huh that’s fascinating. In Canada there’s a small list of cases where paramedics can declare someone dead. Decapitation is one of them.

Traubenfuchs 4y ago
In Austria we call it "conditions incompatible with life".
dontbenebby 4y ago
oehtXRwMkIs 4y ago
In CA (and probably elsewhere) the list usually also contains incineration, decomposition, rigor mortis, and livor mortis. And depending on the county the list can also include other signs that are a bit more nuanced. Such as apneic + pulseless + DNR. Or submerged for over an hour.
Yizahi 4y ago
Aka "rapid unscheduled disassembly"

kbumsik 4y ago

I am Korean and we are getting "dead confirmed" number separately now, reported by hospitals. So yes, "cardiac arrest" is reported from the accident site and it is unlikely that they are going to survive. I wonder how it is different in other countries.

bkjelden 4y ago
In the US journalists will often use the term 'unresponsive' in similar situations.
andrelaszlo 4y ago
Swedish media usually say "seriously injured" until police or hospitals confirm.
- kbumsik 4y ago
  Thinking about it, we also say “injured or dead" (사상자) when it's about the number.
  - lost_tourist 4y ago
    that's not uncommon in the USA either when news is still incoming from an ongoing emergency situation with incomplete information available.
joshspankit 4y ago
I guess “stopped heart” is technically correct. Odd that there’s an overlap where in North America we normally think of it as meaning heart attack.

yongjik 4y ago

I don't think I've seen "cardiac arrest" used like this in Korean news until recently. Might be a recent shift by journalists.