The most common cause of cardiac arrest, during which the heart's rhythm becomes chaotic and the heart does not pump blood, is called ________ (VF).
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
ventricular fibrillation
Ventricular fibrillation—the most common cause of cardiac arrest—is an abnormal, chaotic heart rhythm in which the heart does not pump blood.
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a. True b. False
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