Quote Originally Posted by Kato View Post
Well, I don't want to dwell on medical discussions here but if I recall my last first aid training (which happened quite a while ago) isn't CPR used for both restarting pulse and breathing? Not sure about getting water out of lungs but as I understood it wasn't the problem just Rory bbeing hooked up to the machine which replaced the function of his heart and lungs so they just needed a... well, a reboot. know in real life CPR is something just to assist until madical care arrives (in most circumstances) but isn't it also used to that extent if no pulse or breathing is present e.g. after an electric shock or such?
CPR is used to keep blood and oxygen flowing when there is not heartbeat. It doesn't actually restart the heart directly, but it keeps the body going and there is about a 2% chance the body will restart the heart on its own in those conditions. I don't think the Doctor and Rory would have taken those chances (Rory at least should know better).