Check the carotid pulse for 5-10 seconds. If you feel no pulse within 10 seconds, start CPR cycles of 30 chest compressions then 2 breaths. Compress the center of the chest hard and fast (atleast 2 acheiving at least 100 compressions per minute) Allow for full chest recoil after each compression.
Carriers are required to provide adequate food and potable drinking water for passengers within two hours of the aircraft being delayed on the tarmac and to maintain operable lavatories and, if necessary, provide medical attention.
1 Airlines must return planes to the gate and let passengers off any time a flight is sitting on the tarmac for three hours. 2  Airlines must provide passengers with adequate food and water within the first two hours of any tarmac delay. Airlines must return planes to the gate and let passengers off any time a flight is sitting on the tarmac for three hours. 2  Airlines must provide passengers with adequate food and water within the first two hours of any tarmac delay.