Cardiopulmonary resuscitation is an emergency procedure performed in medicine. For reasons usually related to obstructed or compromised respiratory systems, compressions are started on a patient’s faintly beating or stopped heart with the intention of bringing oxygen to the lungs and consequently to the brain. When the brain, however, is left in a state of anoxia or hypoxia— a state in which there is little to no oxygen supply—for a period longer than 4-6 minutes, it is possible for a patient, in their return from unconsciousness, to experience permanent brain damage. The dilemma arises when…