IT’S JUST THE FLU: Grim New Rules for NYC Paramedics: Don’t Bring Cardiac Arrests to ER for Revival. Though this isn’t as extreme as the headline sounds: “If, after 20 minutes of CPR, the defibrillator or the heart monitor shows a ‘no shock indicated’ or a non-shockable rhythm and there is no blood circulation, CPR is to be terminated. At that point, the NYPD or medical examiner can be called to remove the body; the patient is not to be brought to the hospital.”