cardiopulmonary resuscitation; customary, prevailing,and reasonable.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) that is performed by a layperson (CPR bystander) who is not part of the organized emergency-response system in a community. Since most cardiac arrests occur outside health care institutions, bystander CPR is an essential part of the chain of survival.
SEE: CPR bystander
An individual who communicates with other members of the resuscitation team to make certain that resuscitative efforts are performed as effectively as possible, with minimal interruptions.
Compression-only CPR, that is, CPR performed without providing any respiratory assistance.
CPR that improves blood flow to vital organs. It depends on the rate, depth, and fraction of chest compressions; the rate of ventilation; and the rapidity with which indicated electrical shocks are delivered to the heart.