Tokyo / New Delhi: Former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, who was shot while addressing an election rally in the city of Nara on Friday, is in cardiopulmonary arrest. According to the BBC, the term cardiopulmonary arrest is often used in Japan before death is officially confirmed. Although there were no immediate updates on Abe’s health, emergency officials said there were no signs of the former leader’s life.Also read – “I am deeply saddened by the attack on my dear friend Abe Shinzo,” Modi said
“The fire department says former PM Shinzo Abe is in cardiopulmonary arrest. He is to be transferred to Nara Medical University Hospital in Kashihara city in the prefecture by Medvek. Police say Abe appears to have been shot later, “Japan’s NHK World News reported. Also read – Shinzo Abe shot: Official statement from the Japanese government
Meanwhile, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida said his condition was “very serious” after former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was shot dead. “I pray that former Prime Minister Abe survives,” Kishida said. “This is a barbaric act during the election campaign, which is the foundation of democracy, and it is completely unforgivable. I strongly condemn this act. ” Also read – Dramatic video of the attacker who shot Shinzo Abe has come out See
What is cardiopulmonary arrest?
The term cardiopulmonary arrest means that the heart cannot pump enough blood and supply the rest of the body with the oxygen it needs. In Japan, officials sometimes use the term to describe situations where victims are no longer alive but before a formal announcement of death is made.
The difference between a heart attack and cardiopulmonary arrest
A person has a heart attack when one of the coronary arteries is blocked. If left untreated, a person can die because they cannot get the oxygen they need. Cardiopulmonary arrest is when a person’s heart stops pumping blood around their body and they stop breathing normally.
Abe was shot during a campaign speech in western Japan on Friday. The broadcaster aired footage in which Abe collapsed on the street, with some security guards running towards him.
Abe was holding his chest when he fell, his shirt soaked with blood. People heard gunshots as the former Japanese PM was campaigning and delivering slogans in the run-up to Sunday’s election for the upper house of parliament.
