What happens when your heart stops beating for a few seconds?

Cardioversion is also stopping the heart, but by running enough electricity through the heart to stop it. This is a bit off topic, so if you want to know more, here is a lot of detail -. Cardioversion - I'm not doing that, you do it! -. So, what does happen when your heart doesn't beat for several seconds? read more

TL:DR - Anything from nothing being noticed to immediate unconsciousness with seizure activity.-That depends on a lot of things. Some people lose consciousness right away. Some people have seizures (not epilepsy seizures, but hypoxic seizures [seizures due to a lack of oxygen]). read more

A few nights ago, after dinner, I was sitting at my desk and my heart stopped beating. It didn't start again for 5-7 seconds. I've had minor heart palpitations every once in a while before, but this was very different. read more

If your heart stops properly is referred to asystole by medical personel and that’s what we regular people call flatlining. It’s very very hard to fix. In a study in Sweden 10% of patients made it to hospital but only 2% were discharged. It’s not good. It can happen due to pacemaker failure and that can be fixed. read more