Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 21.13 - Resuscitation and respirationExternal cardiac resuscitation and artificial respiration, mouth-to-mouth, are procedures regulated by this section, and these functions may not be performed unless both of the following provisions are met:
(1) External cardiac resuscitation and artificial respiration, mouth-to-mouth, shall only be performed by a nurse on an individual when respiration or pulse, or both, cease unexpectedly.(2) A nurse may not perform external cardiac resuscitation and artificial respiration, mouth-to-mouth, unless the nurse has had instruction and supervised practice in performing the procedures.The provisions of this § 21.13 amended October 22, 1976, effective 10/23/1976, 6 Pa.B. 2677. This section cited in 49 Pa. Code § 21.803 (relating to applicability of rules relating to professional nurses).