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.
Passengers of the American airline JetBlue were held on the tarmac at John F Kennedy Airport for up to 11 hours in 2007 when congestion and frozen equipment caused planes to be significantly delayed, a spokesperson told NBC News.