Agonal breathing is the medical term for gasping for breath. It is usually a symptom of a severe medical emergency, such as stroke or cardiac arrest. Agonal breathing can be brief or it may last for ...
November 27, 2008 (Tucson, AZ) - Someone stricken with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest might still be gasping for air, but that's no reason for witnesses to avoid jumping in with chest compressions, ...
Gasping for air (agonal breathing) is usually a sign that the heart is no longer circulating oxygenated blood. It’s often a brief and inadequate pattern of breathing. Overview Agonal breathing, or ...