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Still has no pulse/breathing, do they continue cpr / use defibrillator inside the ambulance while the ambulance is on the way to the hospital?
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CPR: CPR is continued by paramedics unless the patient is pronounced deceased by a physician. It is not stopped while the patient is being transported to the hospital.
Answered 11/25/2016
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