Under what condition should CPR be stopped in a wilderness setting?

CPR should be stopped when the patient's pulse returns because this indicates that the heart has resumed effective circulation. The primary goal of CPR is to restore adequate blood flow and breathing when a person is in cardiac arrest. If the pulse is palpable, it signifies that the heart is functioning properly enough to circulate blood.

In a wilderness setting, it's important to monitor for signs of pulse and breathing closely. If the pulse is detected, it is a clear signal that the emergency response has succeeded in reviving the individual sufficiently to no longer require resuscitation efforts. Continuing CPR beyond this point could cause unnecessary harm.

While help arriving, the patient becoming unconscious, or showing signs of breathing are important considerations for managing a patient in a wilderness scenario, they do not indicate a definitive end to CPR like the return of a pulse does.