True or false: agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.

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Samir Medina

Biology

25 December, 05:32

True or false: agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.

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Addison Juarez · Answer 1

This statement is true.

Agonal gasps are not normal breathing and may be present in the first minutes after sudden cardiac arrest.

It can sound like a snore with somehow long intervals between one gasp and another as it usually occurs at slow rates.