Revision question · Incidents, accidents and emergencies

A casualty still has no normal breathing during CPR. You remain safe and physically able to continue, and no AED prompt requires a pause. How long should you keep trying?

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Give up if you think they're dead

Keep trying for up to two minutes

Until medical help arrives and takes over

Keep trying for up to four minutes

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Until medical help arrives and takes overThis was the right answer

Continue until medical help takes over. Stop if normal breathing returns or you become too exhausted; follow AED and emergency-call instructions.

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Know when to continue CPR and follow AED promptsReviewed guidance summary · Normal breathing, exhaustion, professional takeover and AED instructions qualify the old unconditional continue-or-stop explanations.

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