CPR has been initiated at an accident site. When can CPR be terminated?
a. Victim is clinically dead
b. Victim is brain dead
c. Paramedics arrive
d. Rescuer perceives CPR is futile
ANS: 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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