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What is coding?

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what does it mean in medical terms?

i watch the show Scrubs alot and they say "He's coding!" and rush over help the patient

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  1. It means his heart stopped-- called a "code blue" in the hospital, and they need to start CPR.


  2. It can also mean respiratory arrest, as in heart is still beating, pulse is present, yet patient is not breathing
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