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Ind. Code § 16-18-2-48.5

"Cardiopulmonary resuscitation or CPR"

As added by P.L.148-1999, SEC.2

Sec. 48.5. "Cardiopulmonary resuscitation" or "CPR", for purposes of IC 16-36-5 and IC 16-36-6, means cardiopulmonary resuscitation or a component of cardiopulmonary resuscitation, including:

(1) cardiac compression;

(2) endotracheal intubation and other advanced airway management;

(3) artificial ventilation;

(4) defibrillation;

(5) administration of cardiac resuscitation medications; and

(6) related procedures.

The term does not include the Heimlich maneuver or a similar procedure used to expel an obstruction from the throat.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.