Once CPR has been initiated at the accident site, it can only be terminated when the:
a. victim is clinically dead.
b. victim is brain dead.
c. paramedics arrive.
d. rescuer perceives CPR is futile.
C
There is a moral obligation to continue CPR once it has been initiated unless the rescuer is exhausted and cannot continue, trained medical personnel take over CPR, or a licensed physician pronounces the victim dead.
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