Michael Jackson Suffers Cardiac Arrest Dies

The super talented Jackson was rushed to UCLA Medical Center this afternoon by paramedics with fears of him being in cardiac arrest. According to KTLA TV, the West Los Angeles Fire Department answered a 911 call to Jackson’s home. Michael Jackson was not breathing when the paramedics arrived.

Early last month there was rumor that Michael Jackson was having breathing problems and may have been suffering from an unknown lung ailment. However, his public relations team denied this rumor along with the promoter for his London concerts.

In December more rumors circulated that Michael Jackson had some form of skin cancer. Again these rumors were denied and nothing else was said. However, Michael Jackson’s health has been failing for some time now.

A cardiac arrest is more dangerous than a heart attack and certainly different. Few attempts at resuscitation succeed once a person suffers a cardiac arrest particularly if too much time lapses. It has been reported that the paramedics arrived quickly to Jackson’s home, yet the ride to the hospital was about 10 minutes. Those 10 minutes may have added to Jackson’s already delicate condition.

Michael Jackson is best known for having the best selling pop album in history, “Thriller.” Sales are estimated to be between 47–109 million copies sold worldwide. Seven of the album's nine songs were released as singles, and all reached the top 10 on the Billboard Hot 100. The album won a record-breaking eight Grammy Awards at the 1984 Grammys.( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thriller_(album))

However, Michael Jackson’s career got started as being the lead singer of the Jackson 5. The Jackson 5 were the first act in recorded history to have their first four major label singles ("I Want You Back", "ABC", "The Love You Save", and "I'll Be There") reach the top of the American charts. Several later singles, among them "Mama's Pearl", "Never Can Say Goodbye" and "Dancing Machine", were Top 5 pop hits and number-one hits on the R&B singles chart.(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_5)

TMZ is reporting that Michael Jackson was dead when the paramedics arrived.

Michael Jackson, 50, dead of a cardiac arrest.