Agonal breathing is when someone who is not getting enough oxygen is gasping for air. It is usually due to cardiac arrest or stroke. It's not true breathing. It's a natural reflex that happens ...

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 ...

A talented football star died aged 17 after 999 call handlers failed to recognise a tell-tale breathing pattern that's a known sign of a cardiac arrest. Adam Ankers collapsed as he came off the ...

This pattern is known medically as 'agonal breathing' — and describes when a patient is not getting enough oxygen and gasping for air. It is a known warning sign of a cardiac arrest — when ...

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 ...