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Does Breathing Mean The Heart Is Still Working?

hi and sorry because my Q is general. i'm a pharmacy student and i have to prepare a presentation for my toxicology class.
Q: if a patient breathes does it mean that the heart is still working?
in other word when we're talking about ABC is B a sign of C?
posted on Thu, 13 Mar 2014
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Yes certainly, because no organ can function unless and until heart is beating. So ones heart stop beating, breathing will stop in few seconds.
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Does Breathing Mean The Heart Is Still Working?

Yes certainly, because no organ can function unless and until heart is beating. So ones heart stop beating, breathing will stop in few seconds.